Staying at the top. - eviltoast
  • lanolinoil@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    So true – It’s totally because Gabe rules as King and they don’t have ‘investors’ – One day they’ll sell or he’ll die and it will be turned over to the wolves just like everything else.

    It’s telling how they have no real competition other than cash fire ad fueled investor snake oil a la epic ea ubisoft w/e – Is GOG still cool/unruined by short term anti user greed?

    • GoodEye8@lemm.ee
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      9 months ago

      My wet dream is that when Gabe passes Valve is turned into a cooperative. It wouldn’t guarantee that Valve wouldn’t turn into a bad company, but it would mean the people at Valve want Valve to be shitty and I just don’t see that happening.

    • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      GOG is trucking along. They haven’t pulled any crap on my limited library with them. I only have around 25 games over there. Compared to the 140 I have on steam, mostly bought, and the 250 I have been given on Epic for free, none bought over there.

    • Wrench@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      It’s telling how they have no real competition other than cash fire ad fueled investor snake oil

      Especially since Valve has never been aggressive or territorial.

      You want to compete with us? OK, good luck. Competition can be good. You’re buying up exclusives and preventing games from selling through our store? Well, that’s shitty, but we’re not interested in joining an exclusivity war. Our product speaks for itself, and we’re just going to keep doing our thing.

    • Wanderer@lemm.ee
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      9 months ago

      Gabe should get a boy to shadow him like in the olden days. Then when Gabe moves on or dies there is an heir ready to go.