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[-] Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca 4 points 7 hours ago

because Sony is clearly absolute garbage...

name something valve has done that's horrendously stupid and anti consumer...

[-] settxy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

Fighting the classification of lootboxes as gambling. Sony is absolute garbage, but Valve isn't perfect.

https://youtu.be/13eiDhuvM6Y?is=6S3VWl4DnKcaw3LQ

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 18 minutes ago

also gabe didn't invite me to the christening of his superyacht. nor did he invite most of y'all i'm sure. the offensiveness of this ~~small~~ large oversight cannot be measured.

[-] TassieTosser@aussie.zone 5 points 3 hours ago

Not offering refunds till the ACCC sued them.

[-] Wataba@sh.itjust.works 14 points 6 hours ago

Pioneering lootboxes through TF2.

[-] warm@kbin.earth 4 points 5 hours ago

Well, while Valve had a hand in making that model popular, more so through CSGO, it was really "pioneered" and blown up by EA with FIFA Ultimate Team. Loot box mechanics existed before that even though, I know Maple Story had some.

[-] artyom@piefed.social 4 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 45 minutes ago)

You're moving the goal posts. But they are notorious for supporting a multi-billion dollar gambling industry they benefit from.

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