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[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 38 points 1 week ago

Video game industry will collapse in on itself when Gabe Newell dies, and enshittification creeps into Steam.

[-] hoanbridgetroll@midwest.social 19 points 1 week ago

I shall seize one of his yachts (probably metaphorically) and sail under the Jolly Roger when enshittification comes for Steam. Until then, it’s a pretty solid solution for buying PC games.

Steam Deck is also amazing, in that it’s as simple as a Switch to get playing but open enough through desktop mode to do so much more. As your customer, thanks for not treating me like a paste eating delinquent.

[-] whereBeWaldo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

What concerns me about the future of sailing is the sea monster known as denuvo, as there haven't been a way to reliably hunt it down

[-] grillgamesh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

there are three people on this ocean who can reliably hunt that beast.

  • one is a transphobe
  • the other is a trans
  • and the other only cracks football games.
[-] Auli@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

Not really looking good for the scene if only three people can crack it.

[-] Bosht@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Something I've been worried about for some time. I mean, I hope his death isn't soon, but we all know whoever steps in is most likely to royally fuck it up.

[-] Yondoza@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago

He just needs to make it an employee owned company. I believe it would make it a stable institution.

[-] Xenny@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I actually have hope for the company after he is gone. All they have to do is keep steam going and they win. They just print money. There is no reason to go evil and sell the company and go public. They just win.

[-] reksas@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 week ago

provided the can safeguard themselves from parasites that might try creeping in and try to change things for worse

[-] helloworld55@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

This could be said for most companies I think. But the principle of enshitification applies regardless

[-] Onyxonblack@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago

Already moved on from Steam. Had 750 games there. Deleted the client and started GOG collection. No Galaxy client for me. No more cancer social media, achievements, friends.. just Offline installers and the satisfaction that I actually own these games now.

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