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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Gearbox founder? Is this about greasy Randy?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I would love to see reasonable competition to steam which would give consumers and developers better options, but Epic ain't it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

GOG exists and has managed to carve out a DRM-free niche for itself for more than 15 years now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

I have some games on GOG. It's fine.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

I would love to see reasonable competition to steam which would give consumers and developers better options

No one's going to compete with and outdo Steam with Linux support.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

What would a better option look like? Steam user experience is great. Games are cheap entertainment. What more could you ask for?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago

My only real concern with Valve is what will happen when Gabe passes or retires. Who knows how his replacement will direct steam.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 weeks ago

With his Linux takes I'm starting to think ol Tim doesn't have a good grasp on computer games

[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 weeks ago

I don't even bother claiming free Amazon games on the epic store.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 weeks ago

This is a CEO covering his ass. Nothing to see here folks

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