mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to Steam@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoValve's reported profit-per-head from Steam commissions is out there, and at $3.5 million per employee it makes Apple and Facebook look like a lemonade standwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square74linkfedilinkarrow-up1463cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1463external-linkValve's reported profit-per-head from Steam commissions is out there, and at $3.5 million per employee it makes Apple and Facebook look like a lemonade standwww.pcgamer.commr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to Steam@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square74linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarePendorilan@lemmy.worldBannedlinkfedilinkarrow-up53·1 year agoI’ve been on Steam since 2005, and the only thing that sucks about Valve is that their steam sales are shit now. Other than that I’ve had no issues with them. They seem like a decent company.
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minus-squareAppleTea@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agogenre defining design, literal decades ahead of the rest of the industry Half-Life? What’s that? I’m talking about Team Fortress 2 hats
minus-squareFoundFootFootage78@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·1 year agoThere’s also the gambling, and the 30% cut that allows them to make $3.5 million per head. Steam is pushing the industry forward on Linux support though, so they have my support.
minus-squareStern@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·1 year agoFlash sales were great but refunding is better.
minus-squaremriswith@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 year agoWhile they are worse now, part of the problem is that long time users already have many of the games that get big discounts in the newer sales.
minus-squareSHR@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoI’ve been steaming for that long as well!!!
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoI remember installing Half-Life 2 (requiring 5 CDs lol) and thinking “wtf is this Steam shit, I just want to play the game”
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I’ve been on Steam since 2005, and the only thing that sucks about Valve is that their steam sales are shit now. Other than that I’ve had no issues with them. They seem like a decent company.
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genre defining design, literal decades ahead of the rest of the industry
Half-Life? What’s that? I’m talking about Team Fortress 2 hats
There’s also the gambling, and the 30% cut that allows them to make $3.5 million per head.
Steam is pushing the industry forward on Linux support though, so they have my support.
Flash sales were great but refunding is better.
While they are worse now, part of the problem is that long time users already have many of the games that get big discounts in the newer sales.
I’ve been steaming for that long as well!!!
I remember installing Half-Life 2 (requiring 5 CDs lol) and thinking “wtf is this Steam shit, I just want to play the game”
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