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Gabe Newell says no-one in the industry thought Steam would work as a distribution platform—'I'm not talking about 1 or 2 people, I mean like 99%' (www.pcgamer.com)
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[-] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago

The big thing with steam is that it had, what was, at the time, a leading developer, valve, behind it. So it was a no brainer to manage your valve games.

As other games were added to the service it just became convenient to pick them up on steam.

Now, I consider a game "not released on PC" unless it's on steam.

this post was submitted on 23 Nov 2024
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