410
Gabe the GOAT Newell (thelemmy.club)
submitted 2 weeks ago by sanitation@lemmy.radio to c/memes@lemmy.world
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] _stranger_@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

The secret sauce there is linux support. It may sound like a marginal thing, but Valve has been working on making Linux gaming viable for over a decade now and it's paying off in spades. GOG exists, sure, but they're a fraction of Valves influence for a reason. Besides, there was a DRM free distribution chain before GoG that everyone used, it was called piracy.

[-] ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago

valves Linux support is objectively good but it doesn’t magically undo establishing the anti consumer guidelines that now dominate the industry

Piracy also existed before (and after) steam, what’s your point?

this post was submitted on 08 May 2026
410 points (82.2% liked)

memes

21315 readers
2002 users here now

Community rules

1. Be civilNo trolling, bigotry or other insulting / annoying behaviour

2. No politicsThis is non-politics community. For political memes please go to !politicalmemes@lemmy.world

3. No recent repostsCheck for reposts when posting a meme, you can only repost after 1 month

4. No botsNo bots without the express approval of the mods or the admins

5. No Spam/Ads/AI SlopNo advertisements or spam. This is an instance rule and the only way to live. We also consider AI slop to be spam in this community and is subject to removal.

A collection of some classic Lemmy memes for your enjoyment

Sister communities

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS