Is Valve the best company in gaming?

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WingsOfGood
05/06/2024
09:13 AM
#1
Valve has proved time and time again that if a publisher acts in anti-consumer ways, Steam will issue refunds.
This is probably why so many companies want to avoid Steam minus the fees. They don't like that they have to act correctly.
DKBananaSlamma
05/06/2024
09:16 AM
#2
Yeah, Steam is (usually) pretty good for consumers. I never got why jelly nerds hated on Gaben for having a fleet of yachts when that article came out. Dude definitely earned it >_>
RIP Hornyposting on CE >_>
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CountCorvinus
05/06/2024
09:17 AM
#3
Not even fucking close
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WingsOfGood
05/06/2024
09:20 AM
#4
CountCorvinus posted...
Not even fucking close

To who?
VeggetaX
05/06/2024
09:21 AM
#5
Capcom is
Don't like it? Don't watch it. It's that simple
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WingsOfGood
05/06/2024
09:22 AM
#6
VeggetaX posted...
Capcom is

What have they done aside from day 1 dlc that was on the disk?
Rika_Furude
05/06/2024
09:23 AM
#7
valve is middle of the road. theyve done plenty of anti-consumer shit in the past. they are also poorly run so they dont release many games anymore

VeggetaX posted...
Capcom is
crapcom has never been in the top 5 companies and currently isnt even in the top 20
Vyrulisse
05/06/2024
09:25 AM
#8
Yes they are.
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BlueTigerLion
05/06/2024
09:25 AM
#9
I thought topic was going to be about a company making games. Not a company that owns a site where you can buy games. Of course they will be pro-customer to keep you coming to their store/site.
Hey now.
DKBananaSlamma
05/06/2024
09:25 AM
#10
VeggetaX posted...
Capcom is
Is this a real post?
RIP Hornyposting on CE >_>
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__starsnostars
05/06/2024
09:28 AM
#11
I love Valve but I still remember when they tried to implement a framework for paid skyrim mods.
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Fenriswolf
05/06/2024
09:29 AM
#12
Valve let the success of Steam go to its head, and we're still waiting for the next proper Half Life game. The shit they pulled with Artifact and Steam Machines showed that it's out of touch.
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CountCorvinus
05/06/2024
09:38 AM
#13
WingsOfGood posted...
To who?

Oh, I dunno, how bout NINTENDO?

Over 40 years in the games industry and has developed multiple best selling video games.

Look at this list.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_video_games

Do you see Valve anywhere on it?
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Trumpo
05/06/2024
09:41 AM
#14
Gaben has a racecar team too
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Hexenherz
05/06/2024
09:46 AM
#15
I read an article recently about how Valve had the highest revenue-to-employee ratio of any company in at least the tech industry, it was kinda crazy. Steam just prints money
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VeggetaX
05/06/2024
09:59 AM
#16
One or more of Capcom's game is on your top list of GOAT games.
Don't like it? Don't watch it. It's that simple
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WingsOfGood
05/06/2024
10:00 AM
#17
VeggetaX posted...
One or more of Capcom's game is on your top list of GOAT games.

Making good games doesn't a good company make
VeggetaX
05/06/2024
10:03 AM
#18
Learn to separate the art from the artist.
Don't like it? Don't watch it. It's that simple
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firedoom666
05/06/2024
10:08 AM
#19
I feel like they need to make some games to be considered the best gaming company.

They are the most consumer friendly video game marketplace
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boomgetchopped3
05/06/2024
10:10 AM
#20
Yea, and they could have milked the fuck out of their franchises but chose not to. Who else does that?

They also single handedly saved VR when it was in its infancy. Now granted VR is kinda fucked now but thats mostly Metas fault.
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Newave
05/06/2024
10:12 AM
#21
easily one of the worst and by far the worst as far as PC gaming goes, Steam ruined good PC gaming and made it go all digital, and all their games are boring and poorly made, I have nothing good to say about this terrible company
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VeggetaX
05/06/2024
10:13 AM
#22
boomgetchopped3 posted...
Yea, and they could have milked the fuck out of their franchises but chose not to. Who else does that?
Isn't there a ton of Half Life side games and they're on their 4th version of Counter Strike?
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BucketCat
05/06/2024
10:14 AM
#23
maybe not the best, but I def think they're up there.

at least on the dev side of things, the 30% cut steam takes from each sale feels kinda steep. I think it goes down as sales go up, but only a small percentage of games ever make over 5k in revenue.
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WingsOfGood
05/06/2024
10:14 AM
#24
Newave posted...
easily one of the worst and by far the worst as far as PC gaming goes, Steam ruined good PC gaming and made it go all digital, and all their games are boring and poorly made, I have nothing good to say about this terrible company

PC was always digital though. Even when you had an installer on a disk you needed a key or connect to a server to verify.
thisworld
05/06/2024
10:20 AM
#25
BlueTigerLion posted... (emphasis mine)
I thought topic was going to be about a company making games. Not a company that owns a site where you can buy games. Of course they will be pro-customer to keep you coming to their store/site.
Newave
05/06/2024
10:22 AM
#26
WingsOfGood posted...
PC was always digital though. Even when you had an installer on a disk you needed a key or connect to a server to verify.
me sitting here with hundreds of physical copies of games that have 100% of what's required to play on the disc because they came out before 2004 when Steam killed PC gaming for good:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/6/68de0ca8.jpg
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Foppe
05/06/2024
10:24 AM
#27
Blizzard made it free to play against more than one person online with their battle.net.
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VeggetaX
05/06/2024
10:28 AM
#28
Foppe posted...
Blizzard made it free to play against more than one person online with their battle.net.
But their UI is ugly and that's a deal breaker.
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Board_hunter567
05/06/2024
11:11 AM
#29
Yes and no.

When it comes to Steam as a storefront and content delivery platform they listen intently and act fast, especially when they make unpopular decisions, making it the powerhouse it is today.
When it comes to hardware, they're slow and experimental but make fantastic products.

When it comes to handling their community, they have a hands off approach that results in largely useless one sentence reviews trying to be funny, self-proclaimed alt-right fascists, and individual game forums that might as well not even be there.
When it comes to games, they infamously left their claim to fame on a cliffhanger and it's not an exaggeration to say that, while the games themselves are high quality, their monetization model is straight up gambling.

If it wasn't for Steam they'd have long been considered one of the worst in the biz.
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MagiMarthKoopa
05/06/2024
11:15 AM
#30
Valve blocked Dungeon Travelers 2 so fuck them
Seaman_Prime
05/06/2024
11:19 AM
#31
VeggetaX posted...
One or more of Capcom's game is on your top list of GOAT games.
I could say the same of Konami
VeggetaX
05/06/2024
11:21 AM
#32
Seaman_Prime posted...
I could say the same of Konami
Yes you can and Square as well but I imagine Capcom has more games on everyone's list of GOAT than others.
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Dakimakura
05/06/2024
11:23 AM
#33
Best company in gaming doesn't even make games is pretty telling
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Dungeater
05/06/2024
11:26 AM
#34
eh idk how to measure best

and u have devs, publishers, manufacturers, storefronts, etc

from a purely dev POV i am very impressed with fromsoftware's track record. bandai namco has done some annoying shit tho thats for sure

but FS is the only studio I can think of that put out a perfect game, then dumped an amazing free update into it on top of it
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xlr_big-coop
05/06/2024
08:14 PM
#35
Absolutely, they're the ones who look after their customers the most. Gabe's line on piracy is inspiring, treat your customers with respect and they'll show up. Not even epic nor the big 3 are as pro customer as steam is
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Vyrulisse
05/07/2024
02:18 AM
#36
Dakimakura posted...
Best company in gaming doesn't even make games is pretty telling
They do so much for gaming as a whole they can be forgiven for that I feel.
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