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Indie developer behind 'Overwhelmingly Positive' rated shipbuilder argues that Steam's "free advertising" is worth the 30% cut(www.gamesradar.com)

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Andromxda 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇹🇼@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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You know what also justifies Valve’s 30% cut? Their outstanding efforts in getting games to run on Linux, and the overall impact that this had on the Linux community.

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AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net
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I don’t think I’d be running Linux as my only daily driver if not for this. I was slightly dreading switching because I feared spending hours trying to fix broken games, but it’s been astonishingly straightforward (which facilitated me learning to live in Linux in a way I hadn’t been able to when was dual booting with Windows)

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chiliedogg@lemmy.world
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For most developers, that’s not much of a value. The Linux share of the gaming market only exists because of Steam. 99% of those gamers would just play on Windows if Valve hadn’t pu in the effort.

It is good for Linux though.

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mindbleach@sh.itjust.works
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Noblesse oblige.

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