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  • Right but that’s an ease of purchase thing. They could buy elsewhere. The option exists, there is no lack of viable options and people still take it. Not by definition a monopoly.

    So you are angry that people are lazy and don’t shop around too much. Your issue is with the consumer so you want someone to step in and force them different because you don’t like their actions?







  • That’s most likely just cause they enjoy the auto downloader, patch tools and anticheat software that they can bundle in.

    GOG has installers for AAA games like Witcher and Baldurs Gate 3 because the developers were better about giving the option. Heck lots of AAA games on epic. We don’t complain about PlayStation and Nintendo exclusives. Blame the developers for liking the easy features to only be on Steam. Ask them to change not Valve.


  • Is there a monopoly though?
    Other store fronts exist. They are usable and often sell the same games. It’s not Nestle owning half the food options in every food store, this is whole foods, vs all the other grocery stores.

    You can get game pass and stream your games and never own them past your subscription lasts.
    Or the Microsoft game store which isn’t great but exists. GOG gives you installers and has big games on it.
    Fanatical, GMG, Humble Bundle, are all store fronts. You could even consider Nintendo and PlayStation to have their own game storefronts while needing their hardware.

    Is Steam a monopoly?




  • I was really interested in VR after trying it a bunch of times and when Microsoft did their whole partnered VR headsets thing they failed so miserably I managed to get one for like $60 brand new.

    And then I realized it works well for like an hour tech demo and playing around in short bursts but otherwise is just a TV strapped to your face, hot and sweaty and kinda uncomfortable and your eyes kinda hurt after a while and the games kinda all sucked since no one had a sense of hardware capabilities…

    It’s hyper niche and isn’t really for everyone but how could companies argue against a TV strapped to your face.





  • Can I be completely honest? The libertarian contested definition aside the thing that made me realize you were being purposefully obstinate and contrarian for your own giggles was;

    While I appreciate USB-C port at the top so you can rest your Switch on your legs and charge it at the same time, that’s not exactly convenient.

    Literally the definition of convenient is it being more accommodating or more comfortable or easy to do.

    Having 2 ports on either side that charge and do data is incredibly convenient and much better than a singular since charging is a constant of all wireless electronics and this makes that process more convenient.

    And then the person you were chatting to responded practically that and you bailed the conversation cause you couldn’t be contrarian.

    You are purposefully stubborn and acting in a way that doesn’t make you even different it’s just a similar as always level of self righteous.