Valve doesn't sell ad space on Steam so it can make room for surprise hits: 'We don't think Steam should be pay-to-win' - eviltoast
"We're surprised all the time" by which games take off, says Steam's Erik Peterson.
  • IMALlama@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Amazon is also a store, but they have sponsored listings that get preferential placement. Not technically ads, but very similar idea…

    • Dym Sohin@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      11 months ago

      here’s the kicker: amazon sells their own product at the public market owned by amazon, undercutting any other seller on near-exact things.

      imagine if valve made knockoffs of every famous game and just redirected every search to them.