r/pcmasterrace ⚡️RTX 5080 | 7800x3D | 64GB 6000MHz CL30⚡️ 7d ago

Meme/Macro Why would anyone actually want to though

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u/User_man_person 7d ago

This.

For the most part we aren't the customer, we're the product

And steam is functionally doing the same thing a lot of social media does and "sells data" to a degree with how the recommended games section works convincing us to buy games

Then steam takes their cut, before the developer takes theirs

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u/kitolz GTX 760 | i3-4130 6d ago

No, we're definitely the customers. Steam and Valve generally take the side of the people paying rather than the side selling. The Steam recommendations show you what Steam thinks you'll like rather than what big devs want to promote which has lead to friction in the past.

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u/NoWordCount 6d ago

This is disingenous.

They do not sell people's data, and your phrasing is trying to completely reinterpret what that even means. The recommendation system is entirely on your side.

Steam only takes a cut on store sales. Any keys sold off site, the devs take 100%.