moth supposes they might be correct about one thing. there are so very many Steam users who are rabid fanboys. we've all seen the memes of GabeN depicted as a Messiah. there's a not insignificant portion of the Steam user base which does not want any competition for Steam because they believe in the righteous supremacy of Valve. it gives moth the icks, and as such in the very few occasions when I buy a game instead of sailing the high seas, I buy from other retailers like GOG, Epic, or Itch.io.

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

I can see concern over how much overzealous support Steam commands, and can see GOG and itch.io as strong alternatives, particularly better catering to DRM-free compared to Valve.

But Epic.... nah, every time an Epic decision maker speaks publicly it reaffirms that they should be the last option folks are considering. Always seems to be sour grapes about why they aren't the best and why it's just unfair that people reject AI slop and bragging how they AI slopped up some stuff and how excited they are to AI slop it up more over time... Never sparing a moment for excitement over in any way improving things for the actual customers, but always about how they could do better business and be lazier.

Gabe mostly looks good by contrast with Sweeney, and grading on a curve I can at least get the excitement. Of course also going beyond the store front into things like actively pushing Linux, Wine, and VR capabilities, even when they admit flat out it might not be the most profitable investment of effort. Also packaging up things nicely for handheld and couch usage in ways that just most folks never bother with the required polishing touches.

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

This is just like when I switched to Buddhism.