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They have curation, which is something Steam explicitly lacks, and that makes it pretty bad for discovering new games (or so people say - I've always had on-poi
by Asooka 8y ago
They have curation, which is something Steam explicitly lacks, and that makes it pretty bad for discovering new games (or so people say - I've always had on-point recommendations from Steam). I honestly expected to read that Discord is partnering with Steam to allow you to buy games on Steam on their client while also curating the list of games you can buy. Though obviously that way they don't get the same share from each sell, but it would have simplified things a lot for them.
They may not be able to build a better game store platform than Steam, but they might fit into building a better curated store.
- foepys 8y agoDoesn't Steam have a "Curators" section in their store for a few years now?
- pvg 8y agoThey have curation, which is something Steam explicitly lacks How do you figure? Steam has about a zillion curation, discovery and promotion mechanisms.
- s73v3r_ 8y agoYeah, but most of them are pretty meh.
- meheleventyone 8y agoThat’s kind of the problem in some ways. There is a whole bunch of user curated and algorithmic noise. It also requires a lot of work on the part of the user to refine the algorithmic recommendations. There’s definitely a place for the lowest common denominator store like Steam but I’d love more boutique curated stores as well.
- pvg 8y agoI don't understand how Steam is 'lowest common denominator'. You can pick your curators. Let's say discord comes up with some super-awesome curation. It can be trivially replicated as a curation channel on Steam. I doubt curation alone is what discord is really going for here, as a distinguishing feature.
- meheleventyone 8y agoSteam has everything which is why I call it the lowest common denominator. Yes it has curation channels but you actually have to go out and find curators who don’t generally have great visibility. And there is little incentive for curation. A boutique store on the other hand makes its money as a curator of taste.
- pvg 8y agoI think I see what you're getting at but that's not really what 'lowest common denominator' means.
- meheleventyone 8y agoA store that sells everything is attempting to appeal to everyone which fits the colloquial usage in particular imparting my negative opinion of that lack of curation.