Beaver [she/her]@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoValve runs its massive PC gaming ecosystem with only about 350 employeesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square267fedilinkarrow-up1742arrow-down128
arrow-up1714arrow-down1external-linkValve runs its massive PC gaming ecosystem with only about 350 employeesarstechnica.comBeaver [she/her]@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square267fedilink
minus-squareinterdimensionalmeme@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down22·5 months agoValve has done so much ? Steam hasn’t been improved since 2012. They’re clearly coasting. They’re keeping their keeping the 30% cut and running away with it instead of hire people to fix stuff.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·5 months agoSince 2012: Linux support - I joined around 2013 because of that Proton - massive Linux compatibility upgrade Steam Input - along with big picture mode and whatnot SteamVR hidden games cart improvements mobile app improvements, along with MFA collections That’s just what I remember off the top of my head. I’m sure there’s more that I just don’t care about.
minus-squareDrasglaf@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 months agoRemote Play Together is another big one for many, I’ve used it together with Retroarch, so much fun.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoOh yeah, and I didn’t mention Steam Family sharing or whatever it’s called now. And Steam Link.
minus-squareuis@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoProton and Steam Input are biggest. And while Proton is built on shoulders of giants(wine), Steam Input is something that didn’t exist.
minus-squareprobableprotogen@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoHell i use steam for proton and linux. It really makes gaming so much easier than other services
Valve has done so much ?
Steam hasn’t been improved since 2012.
They’re clearly coasting.
They’re keeping their keeping the 30% cut and running away with it instead of hire people to fix stuff.
Since 2012:
That’s just what I remember off the top of my head. I’m sure there’s more that I just don’t care about.
Remote Play Together is another big one for many, I’ve used it together with Retroarch, so much fun.
Oh yeah, and I didn’t mention Steam Family sharing or whatever it’s called now. And Steam Link.
Proton and Steam Input are biggest. And while Proton is built on shoulders of giants(wine), Steam Input is something that didn’t exist.
Hell i use steam for proton and linux. It really makes gaming so much easier than other services
So what. It works fine for me.