• brucethemoose@lemmy.world
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    10 days ago

    open framework untouchable by publishers or game platforms

    Splitting hairs here, but Steam is a pseudo monopoly at this point. Sure, one can not publish a game there, but that’s hard. And on multi-store releases, I don’t think publishers are allowed to undercut it on other platforms.

    Which is fine since (even though 30% is not cheap) Steam is behaving and working well…

    For now.

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      10 days ago

      and steam is going to keep behaving well because they are very aware that they are replaceable if they dont, cant replace sony on my ps5 tho

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        10 days ago

        Are they?

        They crushed other storefronts pretty good. They have a loyal following.

        Maybe they won’t go full GFWL, but I fear they could enshittify substantially with the critical mass they have now.