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[–] LaserTurboShark69@sh.itjust.works 198 points 1 week ago (47 children)

They really figured out the infinite money glitch.

They've been nothing but fair to me as a customer but the cynic in me thinks they've got an excessive amount of good will to squander since they dominate the PC gaming scene.

Please don't become shitty. And please release new non competitive games.

[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 135 points 1 week ago (13 children)

Gaben said it best when he said "piracy is a service issue, not a price issue." There is no other company that even comes close to matching Steam's services, both to consumers and developers. The industry could become a different place when he dies. I don't see any other CEO continuing to spend money to innovate and expand services rather than offer less and charge more to extract record profits.

[–] trashxeos@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I can only hope he has made some form of training program to have someone like him in place to follow behind him. I do worry about it as well, though. It's been such a fun ride along the way.

[–] SheeEttin@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

When you said "training program" it made me think Portal style. Like the new exec gets hired or promoted and wakes up in an Aperture facility voiced by Gabe.

[–] trashxeos@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You know, I could see that, though for some reason it feels like Gabe would be more wholesome and much less completely unhinged when he rants.

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 2 points 1 week ago

Now I want Portal 3 with a segment voiced by him.

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