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Valve is right. I haven't pirated a single game since I started using Steam, and I have spent dollars on games I will never ever have time to play. There is no

Valve is right. I haven't pirated a single game since I started using Steam, and I have spent dollars on games I will never ever have time to play. There is no way I will subscribe to 10 different movie streaming services. I want it all in one client. If they want to charge me 50 dollars for the latest movies, so be it. I just want the convenience of one single source available 24x7 wherever I am. Until then, /r/usenet. Apple TV, I know this is where you are going. Netflix, I know you tried and failed.

res0nat0r 7y ago
Most everything is available on the streaming services now people are just going back to piracy again because they don't want to pay the aggregate cost of all the streaming services combined. Again it all just comes down to folks wanting unlimited everything from everywhere for $12.99/month.
- Fogest 7y ago
  People will pay more than that if it actually had everything on it.
epanchin 7y ago
Spotify also nailed it, haven’t pirated a single song in years.
guitarbill 7y ago
> I want it all in one client. [...] I just want the convenience of one single source available You nailed it. Sadly, it's also falling apart for games. I like Steam because I'm lazy - no other reason. 3rd party launchers were tolerable, but so obviously anti-consumer and wholly unnecessary. Just big publishers trying to screw us, and I'm not exactly sure why - greed or analytics? Then Epic comes along with the exclusives. Again, not trying to make the argument Steam/Epic = Bad/Good or Good/Bad. Just that I'm lazy. I'm not a teenagers with endless time, and I can't be bothered dealing with this. Now, it's possible I'm not the target market any more. But making it easy for lazy but financially stable adults to actually buy games seems like a decent strategy.

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Valve is right. I haven't pirated a single game since I started using Steam, and I have spent dollars on games I will never ever have time to play. There is no

by draugadrotten 7y ago

res0nat0r 7y ago
Most everything is available on the streaming services now people are just going back to piracy again because they don't want to pay the aggregate cost of all the streaming services combined. Again it all just comes down to folks wanting unlimited everything from everywhere for $12.99/month.
- Fogest 7y ago
  People will pay more than that if it actually had everything on it.
epanchin 7y ago
Spotify also nailed it, haven’t pirated a single song in years.
guitarbill 7y ago
> I want it all in one client. [...] I just want the convenience of one single source available You nailed it. Sadly, it's also falling apart for games. I like Steam because I'm lazy - no other reason. 3rd party launchers were tolerable, but so obviously anti-consumer and wholly unnecessary. Just big publishers trying to screw us, and I'm not exactly sure why - greed or analytics? Then Epic comes along with the exclusives. Again, not trying to make the argument Steam/Epic = Bad/Good or Good/Bad. Just that I'm lazy. I'm not a teenagers with endless time, and I can't be bothered dealing with this. Now, it's possible I'm not the target market any more. But making it easy for lazy but financially stable adults to actually buy games seems like a decent strategy.