Comment on Dutch gamers file €220 million claim against Valve, operator of game platform Steam

• Dyskolos@lemmy.zip ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Most people don’t even know what steam is

  Maybe those who don’t own a PC but only ever knew consoles. Everyone else sure does know steam.

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  • auzy1@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Consoles are PC’s. They’re just locked down. They even use the same processors.

    I dated a few women who played games regularly. It was always on consoles and I had to explain what steam was.

    You can’t narrow a definition to a limited subsection of what a PC is, simply because (ironically), some of them are locked down to block competiton

    If you ask gamers unprompted what the biggest gaming stores are, I guarantee that Xbox, Playstation and Nintendo’s stores will be mentioned

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    • Dyskolos@lemmy.zip ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Consoles are PCs, but that is totally irrelevant as they’re walled gardens with just a super-tiny fraction of all games there are.

      You can’t narrow a definition to a limited subsection of what a PC is, simply because (ironically), some of them are locked down to block competiton

      Of course one could. If you say “I’m PC-gamer” everyone knows you’re not on PlayStation or a smartphone. Despite them all, including wearables and my toaster, are kinda PCs.

      If you ask gamers unprompted what the biggest gaming stores are, I guarantee that Xbox, Playstation and Nintendo’s stores will be mentioned

      Mentioned of course. On top? I doubt it, but also lack data to prove it. Or the opposite. I know those stores too, despite only having had a console in the 80s (the Atari 2600) and a gameboy for a week.

      Xbox might be a bit different, as to my knowledge, as you can also game their stuff on PC too with the same license.

      Forced at gunpoint to get a console, it surely be steam deck. And I don’t even like steam. But it’s A) more than just a store. It’s a gargantuan gaming a community around a store. B) it made gaming on Linux totally viable

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• dreamkeeper@literature.cafe ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  How are PS and and Switch an agent against a monopoly on PC game sales? This is quite a reach

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  • auzy1@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Interesting wordsmithing. Why did you ignore Xbox?

    Oh yeah, Xbox client ships with windows lol . And Apple has made it increasingly difficult to install apps outside of their store

    Furthermore, you’ve narrowed down gaming to a very narrow definition. Nobody is stopping PlayStation or Nintendo selling games on PC. Whether or not you like it though, they are selling games, and they do compete with steam

    Or are you genuinely arguing that Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo aren’t competing?

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