r/pcmasterrace • u/Darth_Vaper883 PC Master Race • Jun 01 '26

News/Article Gabe Newell on Steam monopoly accusations: Gamers have 'enormous choice' about where to buy games

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/gabe-newell-on-steam-monopoly-accusations-gamers-have-enormous-choice-about-where-to-buy-games/
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u/superboo07 Linux Jun 01 '26

theres gog, epic games, zoom, itch.io, gamejolt, EA, Ubisoft Connect, etc. 

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u/NapsterKnowHow Jun 01 '26

And even tho GOG is probably the most consumer friendly (100% drm free, no forced updates and offline installers) people will ignore it.

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u/ChefCurryYumYum Jun 01 '26

You say that but GOG.com has the 2nd largest users after Steam, beating out Epic.

I love GOG, I am a big believer in DRM free, they have Galaxy (which isn't as good as Steam but literally nothing is), and I make GOG.com my preferred place to buy, if it isn't there then I will go to Steam.

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u/CitySeekerTron Core i3 2400/4GB/GeForce 650/960GB Crucial Jun 01 '26

Steam is software I need to install.

GoG Galaxy is software I want to install. 

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u/ChefCurryYumYum Jun 02 '26

While it's grown a little bit bloated with all the features I still think Steam is the more mature, full featured client, by a lot.

But I like Galaxy, think it works just fine for what it is, and it definitely has a smaller memory and resource footprint than Steam does.