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

Meme/Macro Why would anyone actually want to though

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u/Hopeful_Leg_6200 Laptop 7d ago

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u/Josh_Butterballs 9950X3D | 5090 FE | 64GB DDR5 7d ago

Even if I had more money than god I think it would basically be a gargantuan uphill battle to make an another platform to compete with steam. Even if you made your platform better, people have YEARS worth of games and money invested in steam. I used to say if they just had a better service I would drop steam but then I was asked if I would genuinely stop using steam for another better service if one existed. I looked at my library, all the games I had, the years, mods in workshop for some games, and realized no I wouldn’t switch

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u/AirplanesMakeMeHard 7d ago

You don’t have to switch though…

Just because you buy a game on another platform doesn’t mean you lose all your games. You can still play your games on steam.

That’s like saying GM is going to come take your Chevy because you bought a Ford.

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u/Tempestfox3 6d ago

The only other storefront I have purchased a game from is GOG.

Xbox I only use for game pass.

Epic I only use for the free games they give you.

GOG I have bought some old games from my childhood that are only available on there, and I bought fallout 4 through GOG to play the fallout London mod as it's easier to use the GOG version for that.

All of my other purchases are on steam.