I love Valve. I love Steam. It's not because of the Linux support. That's just gravy on the cake. It's because I feel good about buying my games from Valve. I

I love Valve. I love Steam. It's not because of the Linux support. That's just gravy on the cake. It's because I feel good about buying my games from Valve. It's like, I know they'll be around for a long time. I also know they'll do everything they can to keep the games working on existing platforms. How do I know? Their track record speaks for itself. I don't feel the same way about Microsoft Store or Apple's App Store. I also don't feel the same about GOG or Epic Games. Epic Games feels like I'm buying games from an unsavory drug dealer on the street corner, so I don't do that. I do take all the freebies they give out though. GOG is like the little kid on the street, kicking the ball down, shouting "Hey Mister! Wanna play?" Valve is the quiet, dependable shopkeeper waiting for you to come by and buy the latest game. Even offering discounts and sales on occasion. They've built up a lot of goodwill with gamers and continue to do so - even at their own expense at times. It costs money to do this, and they don't seem to have any short-term plans to rake in cash from it.