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Article #697504Re: Steam shovelware
From: Rin Stowleigh
Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2017 13:33
Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2017 13:33
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I don't see how the crap games that are on Steam is Valve's fault. Steam is a marketplace, it's up to the game authors and publishers to decide what they want to offer and it's up to the buyers to vote with their wallets. Steam provides a system of rating and reviews to help buyers make informed choices, and provides the option to refund games if they turn out to be crap. I don't know what else they could do. Blaming Valve for crap games on Steam is like blaming a city government for the bad quality of food being sold from food trucks on the street. If the crap games aren't sold on Steam, they'll be sold elsewhere. They've been a problem in PC gaming since PC gaming was invented. Thankfully Valve has given us better ways of deciding what to buy, and to reverse our decision when we make an unfortunate one.
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