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Re:An update on Steam / GOG changes for OpenTTD by skydhash on Thursday March 19, 2026 @03:00PM (#47444209)
> It is obviously more difficult for an individual to engage with the open web than it ever has been (for those with access at all).

It’s very easy. If you’re a producer, you maintain a separate presence outside the walled platforms. If you’re a consumer, you look outside the walled platform for content.

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Re:An update on Steam / GOG changes for OpenTTD by itsdesmond on Thursday March 19, 2026 @03:19PM (#47444487)
Hey maybe I’m wrong, overthinking it. Maybe the problem is that simple. Maybe you can only see things simply. There’s simply no way to tell.
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Re:An update on Steam / GOG changes for OpenTTD by johnnyanmac on Thursday March 19, 2026 @03:56PM (#47444992)
>It’s very easy. If you’re a producer, you maintain a separate presence outside the walled platforms.

I want to try one day. Steam's pricing parity adds friction to that, though. I can't reward people for venturing to a place where they own their software, and that seems to be the only real way to move many.

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