Ex-Valve medewerker: ‘Steam was bezig PC gaming te vermoorden’.
9 April 2019
10:36
In context: To say the PC gaming community is torn at the moment would be a massive understatement. Heated Epic Games Store vs. Steam arguments are raging on across Reddit, Twitter, and even TechSpot. It’s not hard to see why this is the case – Epic hasn’t exactly earned itself a lot of goodwill with its business practices as of late.
Regardless of which side of the debate (if any) you land on, one thing is certain: the Epic Games Store is here to stay. Why? According to one former Valve developer, Richard Geldreich, it’s because Steam’s 30 percent revenue cut is unsustainable in the current market.
Geldreich, who posted his thoughts on the matter on Twitter, went so far as to say said revenue cut has been “killing PC gaming.” He also claims that at this rate, Steam will eventually only contain “shovelware,” indie games, “porn” and other 2nd-tier titles.
