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Epic Games CEO Confirms Alan Wake 2 Never Coming To Steam
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I don't love Steam's DRM at all, but theirs is the least obtrusive platform, and Gabe demonstrably understands that, and I quote the man himself, "Piracy is almost always a service problem, and not a pricing problem."
Admittedly I'm not happy about the near-monopoly they have on the PC gaming market, particularly because it'll be a sad day indeed if Valve ever goes public and starts pulling scummy moves like Epic, among other platforms. But I'm happy to spend money with a business that treats its employees and customers like people and not untapped resources.
Piracy is because of price.
Read the documents from the court case against Valve, such as their email communication. Valve got to this level by extortion and bullying.
I do not buy games through Steam store, I will never buy a game directly from Valve.