alessandro ( alessandro@lemmy.ca ) to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 2 years agoOof: Years before Steam, a Blizzard engineer wanted to turn Battle.net into a third-party game store, but was reportedly turned downwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up1152
arrow-up1152external-linkOof: Years before Steam, a Blizzard engineer wanted to turn Battle.net into a third-party game store, but was reportedly turned downwww.pcgamer.comalessandro ( alessandro@lemmy.ca ) to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 2 years agomessage-square13linkfedilink
minus-squarejustme ( justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) linkfedilinkarrow-up24·2 years agoWow, we dodged a bullet there I guess
minus-squareILikeBoobies ( ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilinkarrow-up15·2 years agoBlizzard was well liked before they joined Activision And people would fanboy it just the same as Steam
minus-squarelobut ( lobut@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 years agoYup, it’s a good reminder that Steam can change direction at any point as well.
minus-squarejustme ( justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) linkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years agoThat can always happen, therefore I hate all locked in services, even if they are good at this moment. But so far it looks like steam is still interested in long-term goal, they didn’t go public yet after all.
minus-squarejustme ( justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) linkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years agoI was there… 2000 years ago
minus-squaresunzu2 ( sunzu2@thebrainbin.org ) Bannedlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoWow gamers were zealots
Wow, we dodged a bullet there I guess
Blizzard was well liked before they joined Activision
And people would fanboy it just the same as Steam
Yup, it’s a good reminder that Steam can change direction at any point as well.
That can always happen, therefore I hate all locked in services, even if they are good at this moment. But so far it looks like steam is still interested in long-term goal, they didn’t go public yet after all.
I was there… 2000 years ago
Wow gamers were zealots