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Instead of trying to hobble their competitors with more regulations Epic should get control of a platform. Valve Software feared the Windows platform would funn
by supertrope 4y ago
Instead of trying to hobble their competitors with more regulations Epic should get control of a platform. Valve Software feared the Windows platform would funnel most revenue through the Microsoft Store so they hedged with SteamOS. Google was concerned Apple's vertical integration would be a threat to search revenue so they bought Android to guarantee a friendly platform exists. Ubisoft withheld their IP from Steam for a few years to prop up their own platform.
- lbwtaylor 4y agoWith the Apple and Android market power, this is not really realistic. Ubisoft could just create an app to avoid Steam. It's not possible to do that in the mobile space.
- Spivak 4y agoWith the Windows and Mac market this is not really realistic. And yet here Valve is with SteamOS and the Steam Deck. It doesn’t actually have to capture the market, it just has to exist as a threat. It’s worked for ages threatening to move to Linux to get steep discounts from MS.
- lbwtaylor 4y agoSteam Deck is a premium handheld - with Sony no longer in that market there was actually almost no competition as the Switch doesn't really serve it. Steam failed to get any traction with SteamOS as a desktop systems before Steam Deck, so I think it reinforces my point.