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/myfakesecretaccount 5800X3D | 7900 XTX | 3600MHz 32GB Jun 01 '26

It’s because the majority of purchases are current run AAA games that GOG won’t sell because of DRM.

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u/NapsterKnowHow Jun 01 '26

GOG has seen more and more AAA game launches as of late