sanitation@lemmy.radio to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 hours agoGabe Newell on Steam monopoly accusations: Gamers have 'enormous choice' about where to buy gameswww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up1118cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldpcgaming@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1118external-linkGabe Newell on Steam monopoly accusations: Gamers have 'enormous choice' about where to buy gameswww.pcgamer.comsanitation@lemmy.radio to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 hours agomessage-square72fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldpcgaming@lemmy.ca
minus-squareyeahiknow3@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-26 hours agoNow, yes. 15+ years ago, no. The regulations requiring returns were amazing and necessary — and not just to prevent scams (which were super common).
minus-squaresapetoku@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoThe first couple of years were dogshit but then again so was a lot of things back then. It was the infancy of contents distribution networks, bandwidth was insanely expensive.
Now, yes. 15+ years ago, no.
The regulations requiring returns were amazing and necessary — and not just to prevent scams (which were super common).
The first couple of years were dogshit but then again so was a lot of things back then. It was the infancy of contents distribution networks, bandwidth was insanely expensive.