4 ms·
At Valve, developers work on the projects that interest them. I imagine the actual Steam client is not that interesting of a task compared to HL3 or Portal 3, e
by Afforess 14y ago
At Valve, developers work on the projects that interest them. I imagine the actual Steam client is not that interesting of a task compared to HL3 or Portal 3, etc.
Seems worthwhile to mention the (leaked?) Valve Handbook. It explains a lot of this stuff: http://newcdn.flamehaus.com/Valve_Handbook_LowRes.pdf http://newcdn.flamehaus.com/Valve_Handbook_LowRes.pdf
- sliverstorm 14y agoBesides, Steam is just a delivery platform. They make money on games, not Steam, so as long as it is good enough...
- cpeterso 14y agoAs a gateway to all their games, is Steam critical to the company?
- intended 14y agoIt's the difference between being a distributor vs being a creator. Steam is the most critical part of the company for their future.
- rieter 14y agoI would imagine Valve making more money from Steam now than from their own games. Remember they sell a lot of third-party stuff there and take their cut on those sales.
- doomlaser 14y agoThey make lots of money on Steam. They take a healthy cut of everything sold on the platform.