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minus-squareunmagical@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoHe’s not technically wrong, though the ability to buy on mobile and consoles doesn’t necessarily mean there’s adequate competition on PC. There are other store fronts for PC but they either: Suck more Don’t have the games I want to play At what point is it Steam’s fault that other options are worse?
minus-squareKoboldCoterie@pawb.socialcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days ago“It’s unfair that you’re offering a better product that makes people prefer your storefront to other options” is definitely a weird argument to make.
He’s not technically wrong, though the ability to buy on mobile and consoles doesn’t necessarily mean there’s adequate competition on PC.
There are other store fronts for PC but they either:
At what point is it Steam’s fault that other options are worse?
“It’s unfair that you’re offering a better product that makes people prefer your storefront to other options” is definitely a weird argument to make.