alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 2 years 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-square49linkfedilinkarrow-up1309arrow-down17
arrow-up1302arrow-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 · 2 years agomessage-square49linkfedilink
minus-squarejustme@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up50arrow-down2·2 years agoWow, we dodged a bullet there I guess
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up27arrow-down1·2 years agoBlizzard was well liked before they joined Activision And people would fanboy it just the same as Steam
minus-squarelobut@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up16·2 years agoYup, it’s a good reminder that Steam can change direction at any point as well.
minus-squarejustme@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 years 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-up4·2 years agoUntil Gaben steps down or pass away. It will be a butt clenching moment.
minus-squareAnticorp@lemmy.worlddeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoEspecially if they get bought out by Activision.
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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.
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.
Especially if they get bought out by Activision.
I was there… 2000 years ago
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