WaltSee wrote on Oct 29, 2024, 13:09:
I've never understood why some people seem to be personally affronted when the distributorship of hardware and/or software visibly expands, providing them with more options instead of fewer purchasing options.
No one is complaining about more options.
In fact, they're usually complaining about less options, re: EGS exclusives.
WaltSee wrote on Oct 29, 2024, 13:09:
ANYWAY...:)...I've always been a fan of Steam from the beginning, even when I scoffed at Newell's idea that online distribution would soon eclipse brick & mortar distribution! We were both right on that one! He, in that online has eclipsed b&m (no dirty puns here...;)), and me in that it's taken over 20 years to get to this point.
That happened in 2012... 12 years ago.
Steam launched in 2003... so it took 9 years.