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Is Steam a full fledged monopoly?

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Is Steam a full fledged monopoly?

from Sins Forums

Steam went from a cool new way to get games to becoming a behemoth that publishers and developers have to bow down to in order to get their games seen.

With the recent revelation that PAID mods will now come under their umbrella, it really should be looked into whether the have become to big to take on.

I have 60 games tied to Steam and have been a member for 10 years, so I'm part of the problem lol and I know the sales are wonderful but sometimes self interests are not for the greater good.

Ideas? 

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Reply #26 from Sins Forums Top

After Supreme Commander Gold got switched to Steam only without any notice, I have very little faith that most developers and publishers even have a choice anymore. Most PC games sold in stores nowadays are require Steam, defeating the advantages of a physical release. Other than Blizzard and EA, most developers and publishers don't even try to support their own games without Steam. Those two facts are what scares me about Steam.