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Re:The Great Steam Deck Crash of 2026: How the New Pricing D... by schmookeeg on Tuesday July 21, 2026 @12:15PM (#48994331)
Really? when you hear "steam" you think "the pioneers in exposing underage kids to gambling" ?

I can't even picture gaben with a wispy moustache to twist evilly. I think that would look ridiculous on him. :)

Your "bad guys" are my "people are apparently and inexplicably mad that steam doesn't do their parenting for them" guys.

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Re:The Great Steam Deck Crash of 2026: How the New Pricing D... by movedx01 on Tuesday July 21, 2026 @12:31PM (#48994587)
Yes, they basically pioneered lootboxes, they shaped and scaled microtransaction economy around randomized outcome purchases under disguise of gaming and then slapped a marketplace on top of it(to take even further cut %% nonetheless).

> I can't even picture gaben with a wispy moustache to twist evilly.

Add a 500m gigayacht to the picture, maybe it will make it easier. Or a fleet.

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Re:The Great Steam Deck Crash of 2026: How the New Pricing D... by ChoGGi on Tuesday July 21, 2026 @07:35PM (#48999837)
> Yes, they basically pioneered lootboxes

MapleStory and FIFA have that crown, though Valve certainly did their part to popularize them.

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Re:The Great Steam Deck Crash of 2026: How the New Pricing D... by artisinal on Thursday July 23, 2026 @08:01AM (#49020220)
Gigayachts that are used for tax avoidance.
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