alright, you know what this would be comparable to?

the government dont at this time truly care about the housing problem

the *best case* scenario is like if Steam went offline and the Epic Games Store was to replace it

The south rn things are awesome make fun of us all you want we have affordable housing if you dont have a stuck up pompous posh way of living

look at how much money that Epic has, which startups definitely wont

and look how shit their store is

you could kill steam no problem without too much trouble

That being said, the problem with housing in the UK is mainly a problem of mass immigration and retarded government policy which saw rich people usurp the housing market at taxpayer expense

no you cant

GoG is the closest thing that can

and it def cant

yes you can - you can absolutely blow that fucker away

impossible

web shops allowing downloads are not a new or complex thing

not *anywhere* in the near future

it's too ingrained into PC gamer culture

and it's too good of a service

Steam? It's garbage

lol

theyd get over it, the majority of gamers wouldnt even notice

It's a game rental service

you better not have the argument "but muh DRM tho"

because that is so easy to shoot down

I can guarantee that w/o Steam, PC gaming wouldnt even be half of what it is today

it wouldnt be the end of the world by any means

w/o steam, an alternative would have come along

much worse so for indie games

smh

I agree with cool. If you think the PC gaming market will survive without steam, you’re dead wrong.

I dont care if you personally dont like Steam

Anyways. Idk about the UK but it isnt that bad in the US.

you could very easily just use an alternative electronic software purchasing platform - in fact some game creators do anyway

the reality is that it has a strong hold on the PC gamer market

But if all that is true that's messed up @Eccles

It's fucking awful in the UK, Joey

and most people like it

I have respect for what GoG does

I dont doubt it dude

but it aint my cup of tea

The rental prices are similar in the UK for smaller houses, but on roughly half the salary

If steam were to just suddenly die, we’d be in a PC dark age.

90% of PC gaming would stop

oh wait

nvm

There will never be another platform that has the amount of weight it does

sorry

forgot about MC

and FN

lol

no it wouldnt, thats ridiculous.

Why are your wages going down then? Or your salary what's wrong?

so 88%

yes it would

dude

immediately all the big publishers would just stick up shop fronts and downloads

Wages have been static for 10 years while house prices have not been

are you forgetting everything that isn't a big publisher?

and also

indies would switch to the many, many alternatives

What made the housing prices go up?

are you forgetting that no1 is actively going to see the games advertised on 10 different services?

Was it the migrants?

Steam is a one-stop shop

The PC gaming market, in the event of sudden death of Steam, would fragment, but would recover

you go on Steam

alright

clearly you are divorced from reality

steam just isnt that big of a deal, its just a convenience, and pc gaming is a minority anyway

and are pushing personal issues

A few things, Joey

Do you honestly think the average consumer is going to go through the hassle of downloading 10’s if not hundreds of new storefront launchers that would ensue following the collapse of steam? No the hell they won’t.

to *you* yes

not to 90% of PC gamers

indie games would literally *not exist* without Steam

and even games by publishers are crazy boosted by it

Or quit playing games n get a job raise a family

I have a job

They'll fix themselves by the time u return

When the interest rates went to almost zero, housing became an investment class that attracted a shit ton of money - added to which the government pays 'housing benefit' a welfare which covers rent, and thus you created an investment class whose profit came at the expense of the tax payer

you dont need a storefront launcher - lets take an example. i can go to sony and they have whats called a "web site", and i can buy vegas which is a big chunk of data, and it "downloads" and i can install it.

and I'm young enough to not be expected of a family

Halo would never be on PC without steam. No one uses the Microsoft store to purchase and download games.

Coolitic how old are u

@system11 you dont understand the concept of advertising

20

Combine that with the fact we're an island with limited scope for expansion, and mass immigration, and you have a recipe for house prices rising faster than wages for prolonged periods

Raise a family

lol

Go out there get s good girl n raise a family

divorced from reality ladies and gents

the value of steam is not the purchasing, its the marketplace, the shop window

yes

and other platform features

I personally hate steam because it doesn't sell games

but mostly the advertising and marketplace

Yet pretends it does

no1 cares

about your DRM bullshit

literally no1

If you do so now and treat your body right you'll live long enough to see your great grandchildren by the time you're 80