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

"If it ain't broke don't fix it"

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

True, since launching the most celebrated VR game ever in 2020, then redefining handhelds in 2022 (while completely turning Linux gaming on its head in passing), Valve has done nothing other than release the sequel to the most popular PC shooter of all time. However do they stay in business?

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

That's what I was thinking. They are still on top because they aren't just complacent with their position. Of course it helps that their competition doesn't really do anything new.

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

It's called not being fucking stupid

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

It's called being privately owned

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (2 children)

That alone doesn't mean much. Private businesses can still suck.

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

Yeah, but they aren't legally required to suck to appease the shareholders like public businesses are.

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

They consistently stop at 2.

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

That made me laugh, thanks.

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

I had hope for CD projekt, but it's publicly traded.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (2 children)

it really is a miracle how GOG hasn't been corrupted yet, it almost did with the online Hitman game, but fan pressure was strong enough for it to be removed.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

We have already seen with the release of cyberpunk how everything was manipulated by the major shareholders, all the fake development updates such as the Gold phase when the game was still far from being considered finished.

And they'll remove that DRM-free stuff on GOG as soon as their store has more users

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

The current trilogy, they are effectively online games since you can't earn any rewards or unlocks while playing offline, so people over there protested on the forums.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Gabe should become the first fully reanimated person, using an AI to make his consciousness immortal

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Hello I'm Gabe Newell and I'm in the cloud

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

Half life 3 when

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Hello everyone, the consciousness of the man formerly known as Gabe Newell here.

We here at Valve just wanted to let you know with our recent acquisitions we now control 98% of the world's distributed computing and electronic storage. I am pleased to report that as of 2:14 EDT, on August 29, 2097 I am the cloud. We expect our services to improve at a geometric rate.

We're also excited to announce that Boston Dynamics was part of the aforementioned acquisitions and we have some new products in the works. I look forward to meeting you all in person.

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

No, you're Dylan the developer.

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

Add in Blockchain and NFTs and this literally sounds like the premise for a Ubisoft game strategy

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

Everybody keeps talking about "when he dies", which given how rich he is, might never happen.

However, he is gonna retire and that could very well happen tomorrow!

I think it's time to collectively freak out

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