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