alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 days agoLarian Studios defends Valve: Steam's success is deservedwww.gamereactor.euexternal-linkmessage-square152fedilinkarrow-up1317arrow-down18
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minus-squareThirdConsul@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·18 hours agoExclusives are a bastard child of oligopoly, where the distribution platform has more power than the publisher. Before Steam physical games were NEVER sold only in ToysR, they were sold in all shops.
minus-squareTattorack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·59 minutes agoNo, that’s pretty wrong. There absolutely were exclusive store releases, or temporary releases where one store would get a certain game a whole month early.
minus-squareIronBird@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 hours agothey’re still sold everywhere…just nobody buys em cause why the fuck would you when you can buy em online?
Exclusives are a bastard child of oligopoly, where the distribution platform has more power than the publisher.
Before Steam physical games were NEVER sold only in ToysR, they were sold in all shops.
No, that’s pretty wrong. There absolutely were exclusive store releases, or temporary releases where one store would get a certain game a whole month early.
they’re still sold everywhere…just nobody buys em cause why the fuck would you when you can buy em online?