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72% of devs believe Steam has a monopoly on PC games, according to study

Majority of studios surveyed say Steam accounts for 75% of overall revenue

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isarai72d ago

I mean there's nothing stopping anyone else from being competition, the only thing that stops other storefronts is their own greed and anti-consumer practices. It's like they have the means but always mess it up with price gouging, crappy return policy and processes, heavy censorship etc. They cant resist the temptation to the level steam does

TwistedXenos72d ago

It’s not just about Steam’s size, its monopoly comes from people wanting a single, convenient platform. Most of us don’t want ten different launchers to play games, just like we don’t want five streaming apps. I used to have Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Disney+, but I got tired of all the clutter and canceled most of them. The same thing happens with gaming.
Real competition will only exist when platforms let you transfer your game library freely, so you can actually choose where to stay, and when exclusivity finally ends.

KyRo72d ago

They don't have a monopoly. There's countless stores offering games at lower prices than Steam. Steam is just ideal because it's more than just a store front.

We should be far more worried when PS or Xbox goes totally digital with their closed off store fronts. Currently physical is always cheaper here in the UK by up to £20 for a day one release. If we went full digital with no competition, I'll be done with consoles unless they allow other places to sell games which won't happen.

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Furesis72d ago

Steam is good. EA trash, EPIC thanks for the free game, ubi who, battle.net ehh, GOG your cool to me, rockstar vomit.
And all the other ones too, steam is a nice hub i dont mind them having a monopoly. They are the only one keeping all the other storefronts in check. When steam goes down it's all over at that point.

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The Epic Games Store Has a Free Double Dose of Styx

The Epic Games Store is giving away two Styx games this week.

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GDC Festival of Gaming announces Luminaries Speaker Series

The new offering is geared towards 'senior decision-makers' across the industry.

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Sony may have blocked 4th largest publisher on PS Store, targeting shovelware PS4/PS5 games

PlayStation Store shoppers are seeing fewer undesirable search results. ThiGamesDE, a major publisher of shovelware like The Jumping Spaghetti, no longer appears on the marketplace. The games are inexpensive, duplicate versions of other titles that appeal to trophy hunters.

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HumanChimney1d 9h ago

Good! .....and no more awfully boring simulators as well please!

galgor23h ago

You didn't see the group of simulator games that just launched then, eh?

Eonjay1d 5h ago

Next story will be about how Sony is hurting gamers by blocking trash games.

lodossrage19h ago

....don't give them ideas.....

gold_drake1d 4h ago

dude who made those games definitely made bank with them tho.

im glad they're gone tho

jznrpg1d 2h ago

I hate those trophy whore games so good.

DivineHand1251d 2h ago

Too bad for the trophy hunters, but this action is necessary.

The existence of these games for the sole purpose of helping people pad their trophy list cheapens the experience.

It also clutters the store with garbage games.

jambola17h ago

I wouldn't even care if you could just filter them
but I like sorting by newest to oldest to see new games and this really just ruins it

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