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> it has killed indie gaming That's quite the take. I'd say Valve did more good for indie gaming than anyone else with the introduction of early access. Almost
by Strom 5y ago
> it has killed indie gaming
That's quite the take. I'd say Valve did more good for indie gaming than anyone else with the introduction of early access. Almost all the indie gaming being done in my social circles is through Steam's early access program. Before that people just didn't play indie games.
- BlueTemplar 5y agoIndie means independant. (Activision-)Blizzard (which owns their distribution platform) is more indie than the small developers that would have gone bankrupt if Steam kicked them out (or shadowbanned them), and were forced to pay a ~30% tax. And I'm pretty sure people did play (small developer) indie games before - just flash games alone...