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Re:Sunsetting the Bethesda.net launcher and migrating to Steam by awill on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @06:15PM (#30435227)
Exactly. I choose to use Steam because it's good. If you have an iPhone, you don't choose the AppStore. You're stuck with it.
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Re:Sunsetting the Bethesda.net launcher and migrating to Steam by mLuby on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @11:19PM (#30437557)
If I want to play a game that's only sold via Steam, I have no choice but to use Steam.

It's less bad than the App Store since game devs technically have a choice, but in effect it's often the same.

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Re:Sunsetting the Bethesda.net launcher and migrating to Steam by DanHulton on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @11:04AM (#30442526)
Oh yeah, from the consumer's point of view, fair. I'm talking about why _developers_ choose Steam. Valve makes it worthwhile for developers to fork out that 30%. Consumers, ultimately, have to go where the game is.
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Re:Sunsetting the Bethesda.net launcher and migrating to Steam by awill on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @12:25PM (#30443618)
That's a good point. I guess I do get annoyed when there are epic exclusive games.
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