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minus-squareemogu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down24·3 months agoIt’s both of those things. Just like Sony, Xbox, Nintendo, Steam, etc. They take 30% in exchange for exposure, security, and a reliable platform. It’s a trade off. Worth it to some, not to others.
minus-squaredan@upvote.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40arrow-down2·edit-23 months agoSteam doesn’t belong in that list because you’re free to use whatever game store you want on a PC. No computers are limited to only using Steam.
minus-squareDamage@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·3 months agoNot even their own hardware, the steam deck, was in any way closed down. Quite the opposite actually.
minus-squarekautau@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·3 months agoAnd now SteamOS is being used in other platforms, so you can use the software on other hardware vendors if you like
It’s both of those things. Just like Sony, Xbox, Nintendo, Steam, etc. They take 30% in exchange for exposure, security, and a reliable platform. It’s a trade off. Worth it to some, not to others.
Steam doesn’t belong in that list because you’re free to use whatever game store you want on a PC. No computers are limited to only using Steam.
Not even their own hardware, the steam deck, was in any way closed down. Quite the opposite actually.
And now SteamOS is being used in other platforms, so you can use the software on other hardware vendors if you like