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I'm not sure, but I think I do recall a rumor (from the recent Gabe Newell AMA on Reddit) that Valve are intending on phasing out the Greenlight system in favor

I'm not sure, but I think I do recall a rumor (from the recent Gabe Newell AMA on Reddit) that Valve are intending on phasing out the Greenlight system in favor of an all-inclusive model, similar to Desura. This might just be the beginning. I think it's a shame, because quite honestly, I've always seen Steam as a badge of honor for game developers. To get on Steam means you have a well polished end product ready for major distribution. Of course, with the advent of Greenlight, crap did start getting past the radar from time to time, but overall there was still an equilibrium maintained. I'd hate to see Steam head the same direction as Google Play. There's plenty of other distribution platforms to pick from if one wants to instantly submit their games for sale.

basicallydan 13y ago
Source: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1zkfmv/wearea_videogame_developer_aua/cfugih8?context=3 http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1zkfmv/wearea_videogam...
crummy 13y ago
I didn't read that as implying everyone would be publish to Steam. In the context of related comments from Valve, I believe they're considering allowing others to more easily use the Steam distribution system to build their own storefronts. This would allow third parties to create their own Steam-like stores, built on Steam, collating games from whoever submits them - imagine Humble Bundle, or a store that exclusively sells 3d platformers, or a publisher with a storefront with only their own games. Valve could still pick games out of these to put them on the official Steam store front. Plus Valve still gets a x% cut of each sale.