An update on Steam / GOG changes for OpenTTD

Re:An update on Steam / GOG changes for OpenTTD by philistine on Thursday March 19, 2026 @07:12PM (#47447726)

OpenTTD has an automatic update mechanism already and its installation is as simple as could be.

Steam succeeded because of its store, which still has the best prices on the market. That’s their original moat. Their current moat is sunk costs. People have thousands of dollars in their Steam Library. At this point Steam’s advantages as software are negligible, especially considering its poor performance.

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Re:An update on Steam / GOG changes for OpenTTD by Aeolun on Thursday March 19, 2026 @11:45PM (#47450241)

Steam, and Valve are solely responsible for me never having to deal with Windows, because they’ve made linux gaming easy. I’d use steam just for that.

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Re:An update on Steam / GOG changes for OpenTTD by akimbostrawman on Friday March 20, 2026 @04:06AM (#47451796)

>Steam succeeded because of its store, which still has the best prices on the market. That’s their original moat. Their current moat is sunk cost.

Then how come epic games store is not able to get a foothold for years despite offering literally free games? Not even children which are most likely to use it because of Fortnite use it for anything but that. Steam is objectively the better store and game launcher regardless or price.

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