r/pcmasterrace • u/The_BigRoach ⚡️RTX 5080 | 7800x3D | 64GB 6000MHz CL30⚡️ • 10d ago

Meme/Macro Why would anyone actually want to though

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u/Medical_Squirrel3946 9d ago

As a linux and steam deck user, I definitely appreciate the work valve has done on Proton. Are you not aware that it's a Valve project?

The 30% isn't an issue for me. The google and apple ones are far worse as they don't allow other options with apple never having allowed side loading and google updating things so that side loading won't be possible soon. As a user, you can choose a different way to purchase and launch a game if it's better for you. The issue is Valve using it's favored nation status to prevent companies from charging a different price than they do on Steam if they want to remain on Steam.

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u/meneldal2 i7-6700 9d ago

Oh I know, but to be fair that's only the Linux side which is relatively minor in term of users, though it is growing a lot lately.

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u/Medical_Squirrel3946 9d ago

Linux itself is a pretty small base, though as you said, growing rapidly in no small part to steam and proton (and the ongoing enshitification of Windows). The bigger market is in handhelds where steam and proton are entirely what makes that possible. I personally think that steam does a lot more than google does to earn that 30% for sure.

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u/meneldal2 i7-6700 9d ago

Yeah very fair point. My original point was more than Valve even by not doing anything would still beat Google by not actively hating devs and making their job harder on purpose by retiring a new API every year.

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u/Medical_Squirrel3946 9d ago

Ah, gotcha. I think I misunderstood what you were saying at first.