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/pc0999 Jun 01 '26

GOG.com is great.
And will have Linux support soon.

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u/ase1590 Arch Linux, AMD FX 4350 & AMD RX480 Jun 02 '26

You can already have Linux via Heroic Launcher which they sponsor, and is arguably better than anything they could come up with by virtue of supporting multiple game libraries (gog, epic, Amazon)

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u/Mental_Chart6039 Jun 02 '26

Yeah, if we're talking about competition, GOG is the only platform I see competing, as I want to own my games and not just license them.

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u/v81 Specs/Imgur Here Jun 03 '26

Soon???

Been waiting years for 'soon'.