Last year, they all came crawlin' back to Steam, and this year was another strong one for Valve.

From the opinion piece:

Last year, I pointed out how many big publishers came crawlin’ back to Steam after trying their own things: EA, Activision, Microsoft. This year, for the first time ever, two Blizzard games released on Steam: Overwatch and Diablo 4.

  • ReallyActuallyFrankensteinEnglish
    570·
    10 months ago

    I’m just glad GOG is surviving. It’s even closer to an ideal of DRM-free games you own. I try to buy from there whenever I can.

    • echo64English
      95·
      10 months ago

      Gog is on life support last I checked, it wasn’t profitable and they had to cut headcount dramatically

      • wiaEnglish
        260·
        10 months ago

        That was back in 21. Last year’s numbers posted in May 2023 have them making a profit.

        source

        It’s worth buying from them every chance you get. Even if they disappear you will own your games so long as you can store them, unlike every other store front, steam included.

      • The HobbyistEnglish
        100·
        10 months ago

        I found out recently GOG was created by CD project, the same company behind CD Project Red which made The Witcher and CyberPunk. Was very glad to find out about that.

    • rambarooEnglish
      31·
      10 months ago

      Even closer? Implying that steam ever cared about digital ownership?