• NightOwl@lemmy.one
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    10 days ago

    Companies still fear piracy so DRM isn’t going anywhere, and companies are still reluctant to release games on PC.

    Hate of monopolies is one I have when a company uses their position to make products worse than it was before like Sony and Nintendo moving to charging for multiplayer. And it’s a monopoly on a platform they don’t control. There’s no regulatory body preventing launchers from popping up like broadband expansion being blocked by government lobbying like traditional monopolies.

    When steam shifts in bad direction I’ll complain too. For now I haven’t found reason to complain about Steam. I like the product Steam offers simple as that. I don’t care about the personalities of the CEO or how much money it makes. It’s not some checkmark of X is Y so must hate.

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      9 days ago

      There’s no regulatory body preventing launchers from popping up like broadband expansion being blocked by government lobbying like traditional monopolies

      Sorry I can’t figure out this sentence. What did you mean by launchers here

      • NightOwl@lemmy.one
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        7 days ago

        Even huge companies like Google have encountered roadblocks trying to expand broadband services because of regulations.

        PC launchers though is one that can be started even by you on Windows or Linux with the difficulty being getting customers as opposed to whether you are even allowed to make a launcher in the first place.