'Knowing Steam players are hoarders explains why you give Valve that 30%,' analyst tells devs: 'You get access to a bunch of drunken sailors who spend money irresponsibly'
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In defense of the ādrunken sailorsā of Steam, many of the games theyāve bought are likely to still be playable for a long time, some were bought in half-yearly sales, and some were part of ābundlesā that were bought for a different game. The 30% also pays for the Content Delivery Network, marketing, a forum and sometimes moderation, and a genuine customer feedback mechanism. Who wouldnāt want to be part of an un-enshittified system? Fanboy? You bet. Iām not saying they can do no wrong, but theyāre doing a lot right.
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In defense of the ādrunken sailorsā of Steam, many of the games theyāve bought are likely to still be playable for a long time, some were bought in half-yearly sales, and some were part of ābundlesā that were bought for a different game. The 30% also pays for the Content Delivery Network, marketing, a forum and sometimes moderation, and a genuine customer feedback mechanism. Who wouldnāt want to be part of an un-enshittified system? Fanboy? You bet. Iām not saying they can do no wrong, but theyāre doing a lot right.
Exactly, every game Iāve ever bought is still accessible.
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In defense of the ādrunken sailorsā of Steam, many of the games theyāve bought are likely to still be playable for a long time, some were bought in half-yearly sales, and some were part of ābundlesā that were bought for a different game. The 30% also pays for the Content Delivery Network, marketing, a forum and sometimes moderation, and a genuine customer feedback mechanism. Who wouldnāt want to be part of an un-enshittified system? Fanboy? You bet. Iām not saying they can do no wrong, but theyāre doing a lot right.
buying a game for 90% off sure sounds responsible to me lol
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I mean, where is the lie? Gimme cheap games, Iāll ābuyā all of them!
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When I first got a Steam account, my original plan was to buy every game released on it. But now thatās impossible.
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When I first got a Steam account, my original plan was to buy every game released on it. But now thatās impossible.
Well, not with that attitude!
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Didnāt have to call out my 20+yo steam account
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Iāve spent ~$1200 and have 227 games to show for it. Plus now works on almost any computer and cloud saves. Steam offers so much gonna be hard to unseat them.
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My thoughts exactly
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Yup. I bought The Forest for $2 a year ago and Iām sure Iāll play it eventually.
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In defense of the ādrunken sailorsā of Steam, many of the games theyāve bought are likely to still be playable for a long time, some were bought in half-yearly sales, and some were part of ābundlesā that were bought for a different game. The 30% also pays for the Content Delivery Network, marketing, a forum and sometimes moderation, and a genuine customer feedback mechanism. Who wouldnāt want to be part of an un-enshittified system? Fanboy? You bet. Iām not saying they can do no wrong, but theyāre doing a lot right.
If gaben decides tomorrow to shut it all down, everything is gone. They might have a lot of good will based on past behavior, but in the end itās still a company and you have zero control over what they do. You donāt actually own any of those games.
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If gaben decides tomorrow to shut it all down, everything is gone. They might have a lot of good will based on past behavior, but in the end itās still a company and you have zero control over what they do. You donāt actually own any of those games.
Technically, uh no. Many of the games I havenāt loaded onto my PC would no longer be accessible, correct. But I have a copy of Goldberg emulator, in case Valve doesnāt hold up their end of the bargain.
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Itās like gym membership or books. If everyone with gym membership would go regularly, the business wonāt be profitable. Or if everyone only buys a new book after they finish what they have bought, the publishing industry would be in shambles.
These businesses play the probability game. They are actually just insurance by a different name.
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So, youāre saying that Steam games are the stuffed animals thatāre culturally acceptable for adults to display openly.
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Technically, uh no. Many of the games I havenāt loaded onto my PC would no longer be accessible, correct. But I have a copy of Goldberg emulator, in case Valve doesnāt hold up their end of the bargain.
Then technically I am correct? If Valve just shuts down, itās all gone. You might find a workaround for some of the stuff you happen to have downloaded right now, but in general, everything you āboughtā is gone.
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You best be glad these sailors are drunk and laying about on their hoard. Before Steam, those sailors were pirates. Do not tempt them to set sail again.
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I wondered which studio would be bold enough to do blatantly insult an entire marketplace of potential customers, but itās just some guy.
Chris Zukowski.
I am a game marketing consultant and strategist. I have helped Games-as-a-Service companies, indie publishers, and small to single-person teams understand their audience and communicate with them in a more personal way.
Funny way to communicate with your clients audience mate, calling us all āa bunch of drunken sailorsāā¦
I specialize in optimizing your marketing for the Steam algorithm
Ah, so youāre part of the reason nothing has a soul any more. Got it.
