Valve's Shift to Steam
Discussions center on Valve's evolution from game developers to a Steam-focused platform company, including criticisms of resting on laurels, defenses of their achievements, and speculation on their involvement in new projects or ecosystems.
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err, that's what Valve is doing?
Cool to see Valve committing to the ecosystem like this
Valve will notice, devs couldn't care less.
Valve seems like the only company that would do this reasonably. but they've got better money makers to deal with
Valve: They used to make games, now they make money.
Does Valve even still make games?
Valve is hardly a saint, e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMmNy11Mn7g
Valve: We used to make games; Now we make money.
Sounds like a project for Valve to back then.
I know you are trying to be snarky but Valve has accomplished a hell of a lot more than most startups ever will. They are far from perfect (hell, they’re known for bugs and their famously poor timelines, and I heard their game Artifact was not good,) but it’s pretty bizarre to suggest they do nothing. Maintaining Steam alone is huge. It’s hard to find a platform with more vigorous fanboys for good reason.But that all aside... I mean they have a new Half Life game on the near term horizon (lat