Comment on Behold, "the whole story of Steam's economy in one picture": the top 1% of games earn 84.5% of estimated revenue, and most games barely make anything

geekwithsoul@piefed.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• brachiosaurus@mander.xyz ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  That’s basically how art and media have always worked.

  No, that’s how advertising has always work.

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  • geekwithsoul@piefed.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    There is always going to be more art produced than people want to buy - nothing Valve can do to change that. Hell, it doesn’t even require capitalism - a similar ratio was seen when most art was produced via patronage half a millennia ago. If anything, Steam with whatever faults it has, democratizes it more by making it easier to discover niche stuff with limited appeal.

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    • brachiosaurus@mander.xyz ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      There are also always going to be big ass ads on steam

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      • geekwithsoul@piefed.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        So just replying with meaningless and unrelated word salad now? Got it.

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      • imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Dude, cmon. At least these ads are gaming ads and not some crap Ai bullshit or milfs nearby ads. That is a game store where games are to be sold. It is a no brainer to see ads for games there…

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  • EarMaster@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    So, yes?

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