alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 27 days agoOof: Years before Steam, a Blizzard engineer wanted to turn Battle.net into a third-party game store, but was reportedly turned downwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1308arrow-down17
arrow-up1301arrow-down1external-linkOof: Years before Steam, a Blizzard engineer wanted to turn Battle.net into a third-party game store, but was reportedly turned downwww.pcgamer.comalessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 27 days agomessage-square51fedilink
minus-squarejustme@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up50arrow-down2·27 days agoWow, we dodged a bullet there I guess
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up26arrow-down1·26 days agoBlizzard was well liked before they joined Activision And people would fanboy it just the same as Steam
minus-squarelobut@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up16·26 days agoYup, it’s a good reminder that Steam can change direction at any point as well.
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·26 days agoEspecially if they get bought out by Activision.
minus-squarejustme@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·26 days agoThat can always happen, therefore I hate all locked in services, even if they are good at this moment. But so far it looks like steam is still interested in long-term goal, they didn’t go public yet after all.
minus-squareCroquette@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·26 days agoUntil Gaben steps down or pass away. It will be a butt clenching moment.
minus-squaresunzu2@thebrainbin.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·26 days agoWow gamers were zealots
Wow, we dodged a bullet there I guess
Blizzard was well liked before they joined Activision
And people would fanboy it just the same as Steam
Yup, it’s a good reminder that Steam can change direction at any point as well.
Especially if they get bought out by Activision.
That can always happen, therefore I hate all locked in services, even if they are good at this moment. But so far it looks like steam is still interested in long-term goal, they didn’t go public yet after all.
Until Gaben steps down or pass away. It will be a butt clenching moment.
Wow gamers were zealots
I was there… 2000 years ago