I always thought of steam as neutral evil for being a corporation, but that was just plain wrong of me. Compare them to Digital Extreme and the fact they accidentally created a lucrative loot box and prompt remove from the game. They actually called the mechanic a slot machine instead of surprise mechanic.
Yep. People (gamers) give Valve way too much leeway. They pretty much invented the loot box and controll almost the entire PC gaming market, extracting a huge pile of wealth in doing so.
I always thought of steam as neutral evil for being a corporation, but that was just plain wrong of me. Compare them to Digital Extreme and the fact they accidentally created a lucrative loot box and prompt remove from the game. They actually called the mechanic a slot machine instead of surprise mechanic.
From a documentary: https://youtu.be/NA5vT1LooXk?t=1360
Yep. People (gamers) give Valve way too much leeway. They pretty much invented the loot box and controll almost the entire PC gaming market, extracting a huge pile of wealth in doing so.