mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to Steam@lemmy.ml · 1 month ago72% of devs believe Steam has a monopoly on PC games, according to studywww.gamesindustry.bizexternal-linkmessage-square253linkfedilinkarrow-up1249cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1249external-link72% of devs believe Steam has a monopoly on PC games, according to studywww.gamesindustry.bizmr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to Steam@lemmy.ml · 1 month agomessage-square253linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareFoundFootFootage78@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 month agoIf it wasn’t for Valve’s aggressive support for Linux (and GOG being for-profit and hence inherently evil) then I’d definitely prioritize GOG.
minus-squarepory@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoSteam’s for-profit too. The term you’re looking for that describes CDPR but not Valve is “publicly traded” or simply “has shareholders”.
minus-squareFoundFootFootage78@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 month ago“For-profit” refers to a legally binding obligation to shareholders to maximize profit. It does not simply mean “wants money”. You can be for-profit without being publicly traded, but since Valve is private we’ll never know.
If it wasn’t for Valve’s aggressive support for Linux (and GOG being for-profit and hence inherently evil) then I’d definitely prioritize GOG.
Steam’s for-profit too. The term you’re looking for that describes CDPR but not Valve is “publicly traded” or simply “has shareholders”.
“For-profit” refers to a legally binding obligation to shareholders to maximize profit. It does not simply mean “wants money”. You can be for-profit without being publicly traded, but since Valve is private we’ll never know.