ooli@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 hours agoSteam's new disclaimer reminds everyone that you don't actually own your games, GOG moves in for the killshot: Its offline installers 'cannot be taken away from you'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square211fedilinkarrow-up1687arrow-down132cross-posted to: anticorporate@lemmy.giftedmc.comgames@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1655arrow-down1external-linkSteam's new disclaimer reminds everyone that you don't actually own your games, GOG moves in for the killshot: Its offline installers 'cannot be taken away from you'www.pcgamer.comooli@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 hours agomessage-square211fedilinkcross-posted to: anticorporate@lemmy.giftedmc.comgames@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareA_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down8·3 hours agoOkay steam, if its just a digital license and not ownership… Then surely you’ll be significantly lowering prices, Since you charge full ownership prices for games, not license prices… Right?
minus-squareCapricorn_Geriatric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·2 hours agoI don’t think it’s Steam setting the prices.
minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·27 minutes agoThey indirectly are inflating it with their 30% cut
minus-squareSpacetimeMachine@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·18 minutes agoThey are also deflating it by providing services that developers would otherwise have to spend time and money on to develop themselves.
minus-squareTelodzrum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down8·2 hours agoG*mers really don’t want the industry to evaluate the $60 price point and apply inflationary adjustments going back to when it became the standard.
minus-squareInverseParallax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 hours agoThe $60 was based on 55%+ going to distribution channels, +physical media costs, so it could be down from there.
minus-squareDontfearthereaper123linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 hours agoFr tho people seem to forget abt inflation a lot when talking abt the old days
Okay steam, if its just a digital license and not ownership… Then surely you’ll be significantly lowering prices, Since you charge full ownership prices for games, not license prices… Right?
I don’t think it’s Steam setting the prices.
They indirectly are inflating it with their 30% cut
They are also deflating it by providing services that developers would otherwise have to spend time and money on to develop themselves.
G*mers really don’t want the industry to evaluate the $60 price point and apply inflationary adjustments going back to when it became the standard.
The $60 was based on 55%+ going to distribution channels, +physical media costs, so it could be down from there.
Fr tho people seem to forget abt inflation a lot when talking abt the old days