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Furbag@pawb.social ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

Okay, but explain how consumer preferences are somehow Steam’s fault?

If you told me it was that way because Steam was boosting AAA games and suppressing indie titles, then okay, you have a valid reason to criticize Steam for that, but that doesn’t seem to be the case.

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brachiosaurus@mander.xyz ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

Okay, but explain how consumer preferences are somehow Steam’s fault?

Valve is a for profit company, they make money by advertising games and selling them, their website is literally an ad shelf.

doesn’t seem to be the case.

It seem the case to me that they are advertising the shit out of certain games with ads as big as the entire screen.

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- ExperiencedWinter@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  “Walmart advertises some of the things they sell, but never advertise the off brand water” ok, and???
  
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  - brachiosaurus@mander.xyz ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Walmart and valve are two corporations.
    
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    M0oP0o@mander.xyz ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Ok, I guess its my turn.
    
    And?
    
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