Re:The ‘Enshittification’ of TikTok: Or how, platforms die
by hef19898 on Monday May 08, 2023 @01:31PM
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They did add a bunch of achievements for each gamr, collectables and in game purchases along with a plattform to trade those. But it is not on the nose, and mostly cosmetic stuff like skins as far as I can tell. All of that is offset by Steams drive to get more and more games playable under Linux so.
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Re:The ‘Enshittification’ of TikTok: Or how, platforms die
by unpopularopp on Monday May 08, 2023 @01:33PM
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>They did add a bunch of achievements for each gamr
That's done by the game developers not Valve. It's not obligatory to have achievements unlike on the PlayStation
Re:The ‘Enshittification’ of TikTok: Or how, platforms die
by gambiting on Monday May 08, 2023 @01:45PM
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>> It's not obligatory to have achievements unlike on the PlayStation
While it is indeed mandatory for your game to have achievements on Playstation, the TRCs don't specify anything about the quanity nor quality of those achivements. If you want you can launch the game with a single achievement for starting the game and it would still be approved.
Re:The ‘Enshittification’ of TikTok: Or how, platforms die
by manmal on Monday May 08, 2023 @01:33PM
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It’s been in existence for 20 years now, so I‘m rather amazed by how little it has changed, while obviously the background work (scaling, security) has always kept up.
Re:The ‘Enshittification’ of TikTok: Or how, platforms die
by hef19898 on Monday May 08, 2023 @01:36PM
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I love it, really do! And as I said, the trading of in game stuff, that doesn't have game impact most of the time, is more like a fun add-on for people who like it. Steam is a great service, something that represents the internet we could have had in a different time-line.