alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 days agoLarian Studios defends Valve: Steam's success is deservedwww.gamereactor.euexternal-linkmessage-square145fedilinkarrow-up1374arrow-down19
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minus-squareThirdConsul@lemmy.mlcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·13 hours agoExclusives are a bastard child of oligopoly, where the distribution platform has more power than the publisher. Before Steam physical games were NEVER sold only in ToysR, they were sold in all shops.
minus-squareIronBird@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agothey’re still sold everywhere…just nobody buys em cause why the fuck would you when you can buy em online?
Exclusives are a bastard child of oligopoly, where the distribution platform has more power than the publisher.
Before Steam physical games were NEVER sold only in ToysR, they were sold in all shops.
they’re still sold everywhere…just nobody buys em cause why the fuck would you when you can buy em online?