alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 day agoGabe Newell says no-one in the industry thought Steam would work as a distribution platform—'I'm not talking about 1 or 2 people, I mean like 99%'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up1298arrow-down17cross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1291arrow-down1external-linkGabe Newell says no-one in the industry thought Steam would work as a distribution platform—'I'm not talking about 1 or 2 people, I mean like 99%'www.pcgamer.comalessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square67fedilinkcross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareIllecors@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·14 hours agoSomeone would’ve picked up the model. The execution? Doubt it.
minus-squareMiles O'Brien@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 hour agoYes, someone would have. Eventually. But valve did it early. It’s easy to fill a niche once it’s formed. Not so easy to do before, or as it’s forming. Or predict if one will form. I’m not saying valve or Gabe had some kind of foresight or wisdom, I still think it was a gamble. It just happens to be a gamble that worked.
Someone would’ve picked up the model. The execution? Doubt it.
Yes, someone would have. Eventually.
But valve did it early.
It’s easy to fill a niche once it’s formed. Not so easy to do before, or as it’s forming. Or predict if one will form.
I’m not saying valve or Gabe had some kind of foresight or wisdom, I still think it was a gamble. It just happens to be a gamble that worked.