• I don’t love Steam’s DRM at all, but theirs is the least obtrusive platform, and Gabe demonstrably understands that, and I quote the man himself, “Piracy is almost always a service problem, and not a pricing problem.”

    Admittedly I’m not happy about the near-monopoly they have on the PC gaming market, particularly because it’ll be a sad day indeed if Valve ever goes public and starts pulling scummy moves like Epic, among other platforms. But I’m happy to spend money with a business that treats its employees and customers like people and not untapped resources.

    • Piracy is because of price.

      Read the documents from the court case against Valve, such as their email communication. Valve got to this level by extortion and bullying.

      I do not buy games through Steam store, I will never buy a game directly from Valve.