Thank You, Valve
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Thank You, Valve
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#2Indeed. Valve established DRM to a degree many previously hoped it would get rejected. But they offered a decent service and proved that piracy is a service problem. What they did for Linux as a gaming platform is spectacular. Not many people use it yet, but Windows does look less and less like a dependable long term solution, especially with Microsofts other ambitions in that industry.
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#3Considering Valve is private, it's very impressive what Gaben has accomplished (and everyone who works there).
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#4Considering Valve is private, it's very impressive what Gaben has accomplished (and everyone who works there).
Why does them being private make what they have done impressive?
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#5Considering Valve is private, it's very impressive what Gaben has accomplished (and everyone who works there).
Valve is probably only able to do all this stuff BECAUSE it is private. Public companies are concerned more with what pushes up numbers for 1 quarter and keeps shareholders happy than anything else.
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#7Considering Valve is private, it's very impressive what Gaben has accomplished (and everyone who works there).
I doubt Valve would've achieved these things if it wasn't private.
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#8Indeed. Valve established DRM to a degree many previously hoped it would get rejected. But they offered a decent service and proved that piracy is a service problem. What they did for Linux as a gaming platform is spectacular. Not many people use it yet, but Windows does look less and less like a dependable long term solution, especially with Microsofts other ambitions in that industry.
>What they did for Linux as a gaming platform is spectacular.
Definitely yes, but let's not kid ourselves. Valve is not doing this from the generosity of their hearts or love for the Linux community, or the gaming community, but Proton and the Steam Deck are their future insurance policy against Microsoft coming after their profits in the future.
The writing was on the wall, they saw how much money Epic was giving to Apple, and how many studios Microsoft owns, and with the direction Windows is going, in 10 years when Windows 12 drops, Microsoft could also push for a 30% cut on all Steam sales on Windows for example, and Valve is preparing themselves for such a scenario by pushing Steam to Linux full throttle.
They want to make sure they reap all the profits from the Steam store and not have to share they pie with a middle man like the Epic vs Apple kerfuffle. That's the end-game here.
Don't get me wrong, I'm still very grateful for what Valve is doing for Linux, but it's important to be aware of the motivation behind the actions, consider their potential end-game, and not get romantically attached to companies as there is no free lunch and companies are not your friends.
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#9Considering Valve is private, it's very impressive what Gaben has accomplished (and everyone who works there).
Why does them being private make what they have done impressive?
Money. By being private, they might have the freedom to do whatever they see fit, but without money, it must be tough sometimes.
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#10Considering Valve is private, it's very impressive what Gaben has accomplished (and everyone who works there).
I'd argue being private is the only reason Valve has accomplished what it has accomplished. If they had to answer to non-gamer shareholders, they'd have not done a lot of things that have made gamers happy, but looked risky initially.