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[Durin]

You can already kinda do this in a roundabout way

Yeah, I've heard of the Gamehub app, looks cool.

I just know the compatibility is still limited. When arm-based android devices can work as well as proton on linux, where 90% of the Steam library is verified to work, and you have the Steam app just one tap download/install games...that will make the gaming market pretty interesting.

 

[KiteGr]

Consoles where becoming more and more like PCs. It was a matter of time until someone cut the middle man.

 

[Three]

Can PC guys shut the fuck up. No one likes you.

I'm too poor for a PC

I wish they would shut the fuck up too

I have a high end PC. Does this mean we can't be friends?

Only games missing are Nintendo ones, so yeah, pretty much

Nah plenty still missing even excluding Nintendo. Astrobot, DS2, GT7, GoY, soon GTA6
And this is just PC, not "steam" that the OP is asking about specifically.

 

[Cakeboxer]

It already is.

 

[Crayon]

I use almost nothing but steam on pc. I consider it it's own platform. The features like bpm, steam input, and proton integration are above and beyond. And shopping on it is waaayyy more fun than anywhere else. With the way the store works with tags and embedded previews and mouse-overs is so slick. Then there's the key economy. So good and it's easy to amass many, many games.

Shopping on the playstation is painful, in comparison. It's usable, though. The switch really isn't. It's pointless to try to shop on it. As a result, I basically don't buy switch games unless it's a big physical release I can buy at a real store.

 

[DenchDeckard]

It's been like this for the entire gen. We deffo had users hoping it wasn't true, trying to find any evidence they can to show PC in decline and not exceeding consoles

We know what the reality is. It is the biggest platform by a large amount and that's why pubs simply can not refuse it.

Such an amazing comeback for pc gaming.

2026 though...yikes. I can't see how it can grow again because of this ram mess.

 

[winjer]

This is what happens when a company is focused on providing a quality service.

 

[VeganElduderino]

fuck yeah ! fuck yeah ! fuck yeah!

 

[Zathalus]

It's been like this for the entire gen. We deffo had users hoping it wasn't true, trying to find any evidence they can to show PC in decline and not exceeding consoles

We know what the reality is. It is the biggest platform by a large amount and that's why pubs simply can not refuse it.

Such an amazing comeback for pc gaming.

2026 though...yikes. I can't see how it can grow again because of this ram mess.

PC gaming managed to grow through two Crypto booms, when GPU prices for even the low end hardware was extremely high and scarce. It all depends on how long this memory nonsense holds on for.

 

[Sintoid]

Isn't Torrent the biggest one?

 

[Poppinfresh]

2026 though...yikes. I can't see how it can grow again because of this ram mess.

Things would immediately get better if Chicken Little "influencers" would stop telling everyone that the sky is falling.

 

[owandeseis]

PC gaming managed to grow through two Crypto booms, when GPU prices for even the low end hardware was extremely high and scarce. It all depends on how long this memory nonsense holds on for.

Yep things are getting worse than some months ago, RAM prices are crazy and SSD's are getting a bit more expensive too i think, but i'd argue things were way worse in 2020-2021 and that's where the big growth started.

Back then even a meh CPU was expensive, now these are very cheap, NVME prices were really high as they were the novelty and graphic cards were just impossible to find.

It was impossible to find a PC with a 3060 for less than 1000€ back then, now you can get something a bit better for that price (better than a 5060 i mean obv)

But yea needing to upgrade RAM nowadays must suck, hope things are a bit more stabilized in 2027

 

[rodrigolfp]

Can PC guys shut the fuck up. No one likes you.

I'm too poor for a PC

No. You just "need" ~2x the time "saving money" for the up front cost vs a console. After that everything else (software) is cheaper.

 

[AeonGaidenRaiden]

I dont know why people always want to point to one clear winner possibility only. I love my Steam Deck, play a ton of PC games on it that I dont have on consoles but I also love spreading my legs on the couch on a 65" TV and playing on a console. Id never want to switch to PC-only or console-only. There will always be plus and minuses for any platform, just because some console games are coming to PC doesnt mean the whole library is. Also who would of thought games like Age of Empires would ever end up on consoles either. But still, Id rather play it on PC than a 65" tv and console because controls are shit on the gamepad.

 

[AeonGaidenRaiden]

I don't know about it being the best because there's alot of bullshit slop on there too. But it's defintely a platform game developers can no longer ignore.

When did anyone ever ignore releasing on Steam? If its a first party title or console exclusive, nothing developers can do about that. Releasing your game on Steam is like some default for any type of gaming.

 

[SNG32]

When did anyone ever ignore releasing on Steam? If its a first party title or console exclusive, nothing developers can do about that. Releasing your game on Steam is like some default for any type of gaming.

Tell that to Vanillaware

 

[BattleScar]

Anything with DRM is inherently bad.
That includes Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, whatever.

This Valve sycophancy is generally quite annoying. Steam is only "consumer friendly" for now. Seems to be under Gabe Newell's direction, which is admirable. But Gabe is only gonna be around for so long. Never trust a business, they don't care about you.

 

[pudel]

This Valve sycophancy is generally quite annoying. Steam is only "consumer friendly" for now. Seems to be under Gabe Newell's direction, which is admirable. But Gabe is only gonna be around for so long. Never trust a business, they don't care about you.

Lets cross this bridge when we get there. The most annoying thing nowadays is that people are getting mad about their own projected fantasies about a future they have no fckn clue about.

And Steam DRM is true, but a) not for every game...as this feature is completely optional for devs...and b) its quite easy to circumvent.

 

[Ev1L AuRoN]

On pc its already is. As for consoles Nintendo and sony dominates.