• aphonefriend@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    11
    ·
    1 year ago

    Valve just keeps landing these announcements lately. Seem to be one of the last companies left in the gaming world that gives a shit.

    • BakedGoods@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      9
      ·
      1 year ago

      Since they’re privately owned, they can. Once a company goes public they’re legally required to only care about short term profits and nothing else.

    • Swarfega
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      4
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      1 year ago

      The commission they get for every single sale helps…

        • Swarfega
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          1 year ago

          The thing is Steam has been around for a long time. I mean hell my account is 20 years old now. Steam wasn’t always a store though, however, they were first to market as a digital games store.