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[–] [email protected] 284 points 2 weeks ago (46 children)

Video game industry will collapse in on itself when Gabe Newell dies, and enshittification creeps into Steam.

[–] [email protected] 83 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I shall seize one of his yachts (probably metaphorically) and sail under the Jolly Roger when enshittification comes for Steam. Until then, it’s a pretty solid solution for buying PC games.

Steam Deck is also amazing, in that it’s as simple as a Switch to get playing but open enough through desktop mode to do so much more. As your customer, thanks for not treating me like a paste eating delinquent.

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Something I've been worried about for some time. I mean, I hope his death isn't soon, but we all know whoever steps in is most likely to royally fuck it up.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

All of them

at minimum wage

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Make their pay and benefits the same as the lowest paying position in the entire company.

Simple and effective

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I always forget that in America minimum wage is just a suggestion

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[–] [email protected] 114 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

GabeN has been pretty cool.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Gabe has 6 yachts worth about $1 billion dollars. Not very cool at all, imho.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Im a huge steam fan.

I am not a fan of someone who can own multiple yachts.

Sorry GabeN.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Still seems like a nice guy. 🫡

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 weeks ago

Hawk's response 😆👌

[–] [email protected] 50 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Being a bit greedy =/= Killing millions of people through death panels

Huge difference

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Isn't the Steam business model to charge less than everyone else though?

That seems like the exact opposite of greedy.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

When did I compare those two things as being equally as bad? What the hell is with this black and white stance in my replies, absolutely wild to see people defending a man owning 1 billion dollars in yachts.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Nobody becomes a billionaire by being "a bit greedy"

One billion dollars is an insane amount of money.

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[–] [email protected] 108 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

He didn't kill anyone by denying them insurance or anything like that tho. Just took a commission on every game sold on Steam, a platform nobody's forced to use.

[–] [email protected] 117 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

And by running a casino that rakes in millions of dollars off kids. I can appreciate the positives he's done with Steam, but I'm not about to ignore the negatives.

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