nave@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoHere’s how much Valve pays its staff — and how few people it employswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square82fedilinkarrow-up1351arrow-down15cross-posted to: gaming@beehaw.orggames@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1346arrow-down1external-linkHere’s how much Valve pays its staff — and how few people it employswww.theverge.comnave@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square82fedilinkcross-posted to: gaming@beehaw.orggames@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareXenny@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24arrow-down2·4 months agoThen why are publishers and customers so loyal then? There has been attempt after attempt to create a competitor but they all fall short. Steam offers so so so much in comparison to the competition it’s not even funny. The 30% is justified.
minus-squareChadus_Maximus@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down8·edit-24 months agoBecause everyone believes that the competition will be worse in 5 years, but Steam, on the other hand, will be better.
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Then why are publishers and customers so loyal then? There has been attempt after attempt to create a competitor but they all fall short. Steam offers so so so much in comparison to the competition it’s not even funny. The 30% is justified.
Because everyone believes that the competition will be worse in 5 years, but Steam, on the other hand, will be better.