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this post was submitted on 06 May 2026
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It's not complicated, games journalists. C O M P E T I T I O N. PC gaming has a history of offering gamers choice. Even if you argue that Steam is a de facto monopoly (I don't agree with this), people still have the choice of GOG.com, Epic, and more. You can't say the same about walled-garden digital storefronts like Xbox, Sony, and Nintendo.
And the fact that Valve doesn't currently abuse their customers means they stick with Steam. It means consumers don't have to pay sky-high prices if they don't want to, and also that indie companies can still compete and succeed...