Gear shift after scaring Gabe with the Windows stuff and inspiring them making the Steam Deck on Linux and pushing hard on Linux/Mac fronts in general.
Now they see they can’t easily pursue some of their desktop/Windows agenda because of the power wielded by Valve/Steam. So they think they’ll build a better wheel. Then their plans for Windows won’t get shot in the butt by people they don’t control blowing the alarm.
I like GamePass fine. But their aim is clearly to displace Valve/Steam. I think it’s so they can pursue other agendas that just won’t work unless they control gaming digital distribution/compatiblity/DRM.
Maybe in 20 years they will succeed. But it will take that long to displace all the Steam platform content people have amassed, will not easily part with, and don’t much care for remembering which games they own on which of 5 different distribution platforms.
If they can seat themselves as a “key master” and basically bind all digital distribution (PC, all consoles) in their darkness then that could be cool. At least beneficial maybe in the sense that we could get way more buy-once-for-all-platforms sort of deals and cross platform multiplayer possibilities.
It’s just that Valve/Steam… they’re going to need something to interest them in helping with that… Potential access to the PS/Nintendo markets may be well shiny enough.
Gear shift after scaring Gabe with the Windows stuff and inspiring them making the Steam Deck on Linux and pushing hard on Linux/Mac fronts in general.
Now they see they can’t easily pursue some of their desktop/Windows agenda because of the power wielded by Valve/Steam. So they think they’ll build a better wheel. Then their plans for Windows won’t get shot in the butt by people they don’t control blowing the alarm.
I like GamePass fine. But their aim is clearly to displace Valve/Steam. I think it’s so they can pursue other agendas that just won’t work unless they control gaming digital distribution/compatiblity/DRM.
Maybe in 20 years they will succeed. But it will take that long to displace all the Steam platform content people have amassed, will not easily part with, and don’t much care for remembering which games they own on which of 5 different distribution platforms.
If they can seat themselves as a “key master” and basically bind all digital distribution (PC, all consoles) in their darkness then that could be cool. At least beneficial maybe in the sense that we could get way more buy-once-for-all-platforms sort of deals and cross platform multiplayer possibilities.
It’s just that Valve/Steam… they’re going to need something to interest them in helping with that… Potential access to the PS/Nintendo markets may be well shiny enough.