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Valve grew Steam's market share by locking in exclusives.

There were multiple digital distribution platforms in the early days, IGN even had one.

Then Valve forced exclusivity to starve out the competition.

Steam has its Most-Favored-Nation clause to prevent publishers selling games for cheaper on other platforms.

Valve fought against refunds for years until the EU told them to wise up.

Valve only started supporting Linux when needed to sell consoles. They just like most other companies saw Linux gaming as an extreme niche.

G*mers made their bed. And are now complaining that it smells like their shit.

G*mers spent two decades filling their digital libraries. Killing brick and mortar stores. Pirating games.

And now they complain about the lack of physical releases by a company they claim to hate?

By doing the same as every other company?

PR guy does PR

G*mers who've spent two decades buying digital only games and killing brick and mortar stores go mild.

Which is why they're a part of Video Games Europe the group against Stop Killing Games?

Or why Steam has been selling slop even before AI?

G*mers acting like they haven't spent the past two decades only buying digital games while killing brick and mortar stores (Steam doesn't count apparently)

Don't expect G*mers to be consistent in their opinions.

G*mers after killing physical brick and mortar stores by buying digital only for decades.

Two reasons.

1. It's funny.

2. Gamers get really upset. Especially when you make a good point. Bring up Valve being against refunds, or their Most-Favored-Nation clause, or being part of Video games Europe (the group against Stop Killing Games).

And I disagree about tone not translating. Because if the gamers are getting upset. Then the tone has translated pretty well.

So the image you just posted was AI generated.

(On a serious note. Being charged with owning terrorist material isn't the same as being charged as a terrorist. The same way owning vinegar and bleach doesn't mean you're going to be making chemical weapons. ( Yeah you could charge someone with it if they used it as a weapon, but just owning them doesn't mean you're making chemical weapons))

If you want a less heavy example of this same sort of thing. Look up the phrase "tired and emotional"

Lemmites after leaving the house and interacting with one person.