alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agoGabe Newell says no-one in the industry thought Steam would work as a distribution platform—'I'm not talking about 1 or 2 people, I mean like 99%'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1320cross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1320external-linkGabe Newell says no-one in the industry thought Steam would work as a distribution platform—'I'm not talking about 1 or 2 people, I mean like 99%'www.pcgamer.comalessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square47fedilinkcross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareprolelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoAs long as Valve remains a private company, and Gabe remains in charge, I don’t see them getting too shitty. But if they go public? Forget about it.
minus-squareOmega_Jimes@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoThis is my fear. Gabe won’t last forever, and I don’t know anyone else who has a customer centric approach as he does. Maybe that guy from Costco who threatened to kill someone over the hot dog price.
As long as Valve remains a private company, and Gabe remains in charge, I don’t see them getting too shitty.
But if they go public? Forget about it.
This is my fear. Gabe won’t last forever, and I don’t know anyone else who has a customer centric approach as he does. Maybe that guy from Costco who threatened to kill someone over the hot dog price.