Last year, they all came crawlin' back to Steam, and this year was another strong one for Valve.

From the opinion piece:

Last year, I pointed out how many big publishers came crawlin’ back to Steam after trying their own things: EA, Activision, Microsoft. This year, for the first time ever, two Blizzard games released on Steam: Overwatch and Diablo 4.

  • rambaroo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    6 months ago

    Because there’s no money in Linux. Valve can afford to target Linux for long term growth because they aren’t a public company that has to answer to investors every quarter. People mistake that for valve being pro-consumer, which they’re not.

    • woelkchen@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      6 months ago

      Because there’s no money in Linux.

      You should have a chat with the CEOs of Red Hat, Canonical, etc. about that. They surely will value your opinion.

      People mistake that for valve being pro-consumer, which they’re not.

      As a consumer, I don’t care about their motivation, I care about the results. Steam Deck is more comfortable to use than Windows handhelds.