GamesRadar publishes article on Steam's market dominance
1 Nov 2 3:42 PM · 5d ago · 1 article · 1 post · 1 comment · 2 sources · development 1 of 2
GamesRadar publishes an article titled "Valve 'played capitalism so well they broke it' and now Steam can't be replaced" featuring commentary from a former Epic Games developer asserting that Steam's position is unbreakable.
“Once you have a sufficient good solution that you like, you will not switch to another sufficient good solution unless you are highly motivated to switch.”
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Once you have a sufficient good solution that you like, you will not switch to another sufficient good solution unless you are highly motivated to switch. It can not be just 5% better or 10% better, it needs to be meaningfully better so that you are motivated to undergo the switching cost.Part of that switching cost is your purchased game library…
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