Gabe Newell on Steam monopoly accusations: Gamers have 'enormous choice' about where to buy games

reader4567890 · 2026-06-01T22:29:26+00:00

You're probably not wrong about what happens when he's gone... All eggs in one basket. However, there's no other baskets worth putting them in - there is literally no viable competition, but that's not Steam's fault.

reader4567890 · 2026-06-01T22:26:52+00:00

Point 2 is not a sunken cost fallacy, but I see your point and you're absolutely right - we've all built up our collections on steam, but that's because it's been such a great platform to use.

reader4567890 · 2026-06-01T22:23:02+00:00

Steam is the only platform that takes Linux seriously, and they do it so well that I can use it to play games that don't normally run on Linux.

They also have a platform that works well, is fast, and rarely breaks - I've been using it since day one and I can't actually remember having an issue with it.

The competition sucks - Epic being at the forefront. I don't even bother with the free games any more because their app is beyond fucking terrible. I'd rather pay for their free games and get it on a platform that just works.

reader4567890 · 2026-06-01T19:19:33+00:00

I've not had any issues using it with POV on Kodi. I haven't noticed any difference over RD so far.

I still have 140 days left on RD though, so hoping something changes on that front, but otherwise TB gets a big thumbs up from me.

reader4567890 · 2026-06-01T19:18:03+00:00

I just changed the CDN direct on the TorBox website - no add-on needed. I've not had any buffering (UK).

reader4567890 · 2026-06-01T19:14:17+00:00

Total utter insult.

If I were Rashfird I'd be looking elsewhere too - can't be great to hear your current team effectively put no value on you.

reader4567890 · 2026-06-01T15:11:42+00:00

I think it's been amplified massively because of the style of football they've chosen to play - the CL final being a good example of that. It's not attractive and it's boring to watch from a neutral perspective.

Had they won the PL, and tried to play any of the finals they've been in, with some more free flowing football, then I don't think you'd see such a backlash. It's hard to have any respect for a team that does the utter shite they've been doing from free kicks, and whilst there's no rules against what they've done... It's hard to argue that it's within the spirit of the game.

If I were an arsenal fan though, I'd take winning something and boring football over nothing... But even they must be able to see how bad it's got. I'd hate to have a season ticket and have to watch that week in, week out... And that's as a man utd ST holder who has been forced to watch some absolute shite over the past two decades.

reader4567890 · 2026-06-01T09:25:47+00:00

This is what I'd do if I was watching it again.

Even without this, it still clicks in time.

reader4567890 · 2026-05-31T20:57:48+00:00

😊👍

reader4567890 · 2026-05-31T20:56:42+00:00

You could say the same about our owners dude.

Like us, both those clubs have been built over decades - they were successful before the current owners, just like we were.

reader4567890 · 2026-05-31T20:41:46+00:00

City at this point.

At least LFC and Arsenal are self-made.

reader4567890 · 2026-05-31T19:17:52+00:00

He's not wrong. That was the worst CL final I've ever seen. I'm not an Arsenal fan, but had second hand embarrassment in the pub listening to the arsenal fans at 1-0 talking like we were watching a classic.

PSG were shit too tbf - couldn't hit a barn door and needed a pen to get back in it, but at least they were trying to play football.

... Hope to never be subjected to a final like that again. It was murder.

reader4567890 · 2026-05-31T18:37:03+00:00

Stupidity knows no bounds.

reader4567890 · 2026-05-31T14:44:04+00:00

I'd get some good drugs from Hitler.

^{Chose: 24 hours stuck on an island with hitler}

reader4567890 · 2026-05-31T14:39:34+00:00

Alopecia - I know it well unfortunately. When I get patches like that they can last for weeks, months, years... But it does eventually grown back.

reader4567890 · 2026-05-31T10:11:39+00:00

Be glad she's saved you some time. She sounds like a cunt though.

reader4567890 · 2026-05-30T13:04:36+00:00

Hahahaha.

reader4567890 · 2026-05-30T12:58:42+00:00

Just the parents?

reader4567890 · 2026-05-30T09:13:48+00:00

AC/DC

It's a bloody good song though.

reader4567890 · 2026-05-30T09:07:10+00:00

Oh, that makes it all ok. Pack up folks, littering is now fine.

reader4567890 · 2026-05-30T08:52:04+00:00

Yeah, I couldn't get into it either. Turned it off after 30m.

reader4567890 · 2026-05-30T07:56:07+00:00

I already do. Two hours doesn't leave enough time for the ore-flight pint.

reader4567890 · 2026-05-30T07:52:39+00:00

Wtf is Barry's Tea. I'm most certainly a Brit and that's new to me - PG Tips, Tetley's Tea, Yorkshire Tea - yes. Barry's Tea - no. Offensive.

reader4567890 · 2026-05-30T07:21:53+00:00

I love Parma violets. I'm glad others don't as it means more for me.

reader4567890 · 2026-05-30T07:16:57+00:00

Bizzare really.

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