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Old games being available has stopped enshittification and value extraction from VC and PE. The cost of new games has reached a point where that kind of capita
by gmerc 1y ago
Old games being available has stopped enshittification and value extraction from VC and PE.
The cost of new games has reached a point where that kind of capital is needed but the value extraction mechanisms these funding methods require don’t work when there’s competition from old games that allocate more value to the user.
The hardware upgrade train stopped about 2019 too because more expensive hardware scarcely makes a difference for modern games anymore.
Steam, as a privately owned company ensuring old games stay available is single handedly responsible for all kinds of attackers, legacy publishers and Big Tech from gaining control over ecosystem or backlog.
MS is trying to fuck around with game pass but it’s doomed with Steam.
The moment of truth will come when Gabe Newell gives up control
- squigz 1y ago> MS is trying to fuck around with game pass but it’s doomed with Steam. No it's not. Game Pass is very popular even with people like me who are massive fans of Steam. And it's been pretty successful for quite a few years now, so not sure what you mean by "trying to"
- bombcar 1y agoGame Pass is for those willing to admit that an all-you-can-play buffet is fine enough for most people. Steam is for collectors who want to pretend that someday they’ll play their backlog. At least digital hoarding is easier for the kids to throw away.
- qiine 1y ago> The moment of truth will come when Gabe Newell gives up control sadly true, it's almost comical how all other major game company can't seem to grasp why steam is so successful.