Dusk: Unpopular opinion: I’d rather pay Valve 30% and put up with their de facto monopoly than help Epic work towards their own (very obviously desired) monopoly

@nanoUFO@sh.itjust.works · 2 years ago

Dusk: Unpopular opinion: I’d rather pay Valve 30% and put up with their de facto monopoly than help Epic work towards their own (very obviously desired) monopoly

@stillwater@lemm.ee · edit-2 2 years ago

Look up the concept of loss leading. Do you think Epic are really just doing this for the benefit of developers or are they after something more insidious?

@DingoBilly@lemmy.world · 2 years ago

Yeah sure, Epic wants more market share.

But that’s ok - this is why competition is good. Devs make some more money, consumers get some free games.

Even if Epic ends up only matching Steam then this is a net win for people.

Asking for a monopoly is just short-sighted. Gabe leaves and then the next person in line is some $-hungry mofo who makes terrible decisions and you end up with a shit system. You need competition to keep things in check.