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[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (5 children)

So true -- It's totally because Gabe rules as King and they don't have 'investors' -- One day they'll sell or he'll die and it will be turned over to the wolves just like everything else.

It's telling how they have no real competition other than cash fire ad fueled investor snake oil a la epic ea ubisoft w/e -- Is GOG still cool/unruined by short term anti user greed?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Gabe should get a boy to shadow him like in the olden days. Then when Gabe moves on or dies their is an heir ready to go.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

and we can make a movie about it with Tom Hanks

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

It’s telling how they have no real competition other than cash fire ad fueled investor snake oil

Especially since Valve has never been aggressive or territorial.

You want to compete with us? OK, good luck. Competition can be good. You're buying up exclusives and preventing games from selling through our store? Well, that's shitty, but we're not interested in joining an exclusivity war. Our product speaks for itself, and we're just going to keep doing our thing.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

My wet dream is that when Gabe passes Valve is turned into a cooperative. It wouldn't guarantee that Valve wouldn't turn into a bad company, but it would mean the people at Valve want Valve to be shitty and I just don't see that happening.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

Sadly it didn't work for ClosedAI

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

GOG is ok, lacking regional pricing keeps me from using them because even when there's an offer, steam usually goes lower (unless it's some AAA shit that refuses to go lower than physical stores but I haven't been interested in a AAA in a long time or not enough to pay for it so it isn't a problem for me).

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

GOG is trucking along. They haven't pulled any crap on my limited library with them. I only have around 25 games over there. Compared to the 140 I have on steam, mostly bought, and the 250 I have been given on Epic for free, none bought over there.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What about humble bundle? Is that still a thing?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It's still a thing, but it just gives you keys to use on other storefronts.

And it's owned by IGN now.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

And it's owned by IGN now.

Wait what? Sense when?