The first public Steam Hardware Survey came in April 2003, but there were private antecedents used by Valve earlier.
  • pivot_root@lemmy.worldEnglish
    333·
    3 months ago

    Let’s see…

    • “No takesies-backsies” refund policy.
    • User “reviews” are hidden and only used to serve you better ads.
    • Supported platforms are Windows and Windows.
    • “Join our Discord to discuss game.”
    • Controller input rebinding is nonexistent; disabled people don’t matter.
    • Controllers are supported… except when doing anything before the game is actually launched.
    • Download strange DLLs from websites to install mods.
    • Alt-tab between your game and YouTube to read guides.

    And little Timmy said gaming would be better without a Steam monopowly.

    • BoxOfFeet@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      3 months ago

      Fair points. Controllers work in big picture mode, but I get what you’re saying. But on the other hand, the Steamdeck and Proton have done a lot for making Linux gaming more accessible.

      • pivot_root@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7·
        3 months ago

        Oh, I was criticizing other stores.

        The offerings of Origin, UPlay, EGS, and Battle.net pale in comparison to what Steam makes available to customers. And out of those, the only one that isn’t a heaping dumpster fire is Battle.net–which actually put effort into its UX and design.

        • BoxOfFeet@lemmy.worldEnglish
          7·
          3 months ago

          Oh, i complete misread your comment. Sorry! I see that now. Steam and GOG are the only stores I have, I don’t play a lot of new games.

    • Mwa@lemm.eeEnglish
      21·
      3 months ago
      • Upside: No drm in some games (tho its opt out)