Horseganador
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Well yes, there are only 3 major platforms left: Playstation, Nintendo, and Steam, and unless someone makes a very serious mistake, I think little will change in the future.
I have it on there. Only one way to play Mario Kart World, though!MCC is on Steam, saved you the purchase of a Switch 2.![]()
There's way more then just playstation*cough* Xbox. The reality is steam is the dominant go to on pc and ps5 is the dominant console.There's way more to PC than just Steam.
With Xbox on the way out
I think for steam to be in the big three they would need to be a producer of games not just a delivery platform.
Yeah, wouldn't it be weird if Steam was created by Valve and Valve published their own games?I think for steam to be in the big three they would need to be a producer of games not just a delivery platform.
They came out with Counter Strike 2 years ago, Deadlock is in beta right now, what universe you living inI think for steam to be in the big three they would need to be a producer of games not just a delivery platform.
Oh I forgot, everything is a xboxOP is an idiot. He posted three Xbox platforms.
"PC" ain't in the big 3, steam is, as stated in the op. You wanna nominate "Consoles" too?There's way more to PC than just Steam.
The others all produce games. I think valve is working on hl3 but they do not create games anymore. They aren't really even a publisher. They are a distributor that takes 30% for the privilege of hosting your game.I get that argument, but at the same time when Steam has more games than the other "bigs" combined, including direct ports from those "bigs", then I'd say Steam earned its spot on the podium.
The others all produce games. I think valve is working on hl3 but they do not create games anymore. They aren't really even a publisher. They are a distributor that takes 30% for the privilege of hosting your game.
HW is not custom like a console. They do have the deck. But I don't see that as a console.
They can be mentioned. Just maybe as a provider. Not a platform. You don't play games on a steam.I mean.....yeah, they are not a console platform because they don't do what those console companies do and that's not why they are successful. They created the best gaming community of all of them if you go on steam and look at each game that has its built in forum and support sections. So we can judge these companies a number of different ways, including the fee rates that they all charge and we can look at online fees just as easily. But to suggest Steam doesn't deserve to be mentioned with the others doesn't make a lot of sense to me when they are consistently in the conversation.
I'm no expert in PC gaming since I don't game on PC but don't you use Steam to launch games?Sorry to bother but could you please define platform for me?
Because imo the platform is the place where you play, the PC. Steam is just a storefront and distributor, just like GOG. I dunno, it would be like calling PSN a platform, when the plaform imo would be whatever Sony console you are accessing PSN from.
Sorry to bother but could you please define platform for me?
Because imo the platform is the place where you play, the PC. Steam is just a storefront and distributor, just like GOG. I dunno, it would be like calling PSN a platform, when the plaform imo would be whatever Sony console you are accessing PSN from.
Nah fuck that, the more the merrier. The more competition, the better things are for the consumer.
I barely use Steam on PC. I get my games where they are the cheapest at launch and have GamePass/Switch~2/PS5.There's way more to PC than just Steam.
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Isn't that three?
Let's see what the numbers say:I still don't see Nintendo as a competitor to Steam or Playstation. If Switch didn't exist, most of those customers would not have bought a PS5 or Steam Deck. Would probably just go without dedicated gaming hardware. Maybe an iPad gets bought or something. Switch doesn't replace Steam Deck whatsoever and vice versa.
Microsoft have bought joy to millions of attractive, successful budget-conscious consumers. Bravo!![]()
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Man, I wish xbox fanbase held strong during xbox one era.
These days Playstation/ Nintendo regularly pull off worse shit than what xbox attempted back then. Yet their fanbase just laughs it off.
Anyways, whatever happens to xbox, they have my full support, down to last console they release. They simply make best games out of all 3.
Nintendo fans did purchase Wii U though."I wish Nintendo fans held strong during Wii U era", but I do think about how I'm glad Nintendo learned lessons from it (which MS did not from their own experience, at least not the important ones, like I wonder how many console launches in a row the biggest software company in a world can faceplant their biggest AAA IP launch game)
Nintendo fans did purchase Wii U though.
How do you think it reached 12 million sold?
Microsoft? They did indeed develop the Direct3D and the Windows API, which all PC games are developed for.True. I think most folks look at Steam as the single most important platform on PC. And I can't think of any other company that represents PC gaming more than Valve.
Isn't that three?
Microsoft? They did indeed develop the Direct3D and the Windows API, which all PC games are developed for.
100% want this so there will be no more arguments for additional large acquisitions. Everyone gets a store they are attached to and software co gets control of software (AAA).![]()
This is it. The core gaming industry has rallied around three platforms, each with more than 100 million active users, each selling billions of games, each giving third parties large, receptive audiences to sell to. There are differences in all of them of course - other than the exclusives unique to each platform, they each specialize in different things; Steam and PC gaming is open, flexible, and all about giving users and developers options. PlayStation is the go to, premier, default console option. If you want to play games but don't want to muck with PCs, PlayStation is the way to go. Nintendo is the go to, premier, default portable and family-friendly option, prioritizing local multiplayer, user friendliness, and toy style hardware gimmicks.
With Xbox on the way out, and Steam starting to proliferate the platform beyond just PCs thanks to Steam Deck, SteamOS, and rumoured upcoming Steam OEM consoles, as well as Switch 2 anticipated to set sales records, and absorb a lot of third party support Nintendo didn't get before, plus PlayStation's ongoing dominance, means these three platforms are it. The big three for the industry.