Open any gaming PC, and chances are the blue icon of Steam is sitting right there on the desktop. Not hidden, not optional, but almost expected. Over time, Steam has gone from being just another launcher to becoming the default storefront for PC gaming, almost like a built-in part of the experience. The Monopoly Nobody […]
The other contenders mostly are bad.
Drm-free still exists.
They provide a lot of value without charging the end user very much.
Microsoft could have done this except they’re run by idiots and assholes. Nothing technical stopped them from launching a good store platform. They just didn’t want to.
At least a few of them moderate their forums and reviews. Steam doesn’t and that’s why it’s full of bigots and fascists.
Do the other ones have forums? I don’t remember even seeing them.
Is the steam forum supposed to be moderated by valve or the developer? I always assumed the developer.
GOG does, yeah. itch.io has comments under projects. I know EA has forums. Not sure about the others.
Edit: If it’s for a game, yeah, the developer. However Steam’s own forums aren’t moderated at all or well. Full of nazis and other scum.