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Re:Steam Machine today, Steam Phones tomorrow (Windows Gamin... by vjk800 on Thursday December 04, 2025 @07:32AM (#46146925)
> So if enacting these anti-consumer practices were actually more profitable, why is Epic doing so shit?

Because there's a huge network effect in play here and Valve was first in the market.

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Re:Steam Machine today, Steam Phones tomorrow (Windows Gamin... by aydyn on Thursday December 04, 2025 @11:53AM (#46149729)
That doesnt explain their surge in growth only in recent years, its not like gaming is new. No, its all the new features they are offering and goodwill they have engendered.
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Re:Steam Machine today, Steam Phones tomorrow (Windows Gamin... by ethbr1 on Thursday December 04, 2025 @03:00PM (#46152190)
One of the characteristic of network effects is that you see growth, simply by virtue of being the first/biggest.
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