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Re:Steam bans all blockchain and NFT games on its platform by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Friday October 15, 2021 @04:21PM (#28882696)
You know you can just host game installers on your website today right? A big part of Steam's value is that you don't have to build your own distribution infrastructure, which you will still need even if your game is just a big ass WASM file.
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Re:Steam bans all blockchain and NFT games on its platform by astlouis44 on Friday October 15, 2021 @04:44PM (#28882944)
Who wants to download a client when you can just select a hyperlink and jump straight into the game?
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Re:Steam bans all blockchain and NFT games on its platform by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Saturday October 16, 2021 @07:39AM (#28887156)
And who is hosting the content of that hyperlink? Where's the 'decentralized' in all this?
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