inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months agoAmazon thought it could compete with Steam because it was so much larger than Valve, but Prime Gaming's former VP admits that 'gamers already had the solution to their problems'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square249fedilinkarrow-up1864arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1859arrow-down1external-linkAmazon thought it could compete with Steam because it was so much larger than Valve, but Prime Gaming's former VP admits that 'gamers already had the solution to their problems'www.pcgamer.cominclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square249fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDickFiasco@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up47arrow-down1·2 months ago#3 is the key I think. Valve’s business model is figuring out what their customers want and then providing it to them. Amazon’s model is to capture enough market share so they can start the enshitification process.
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·2 months agoYes but also #3 is closely tied to #1.
#3 is the key I think. Valve’s business model is figuring out what their customers want and then providing it to them. Amazon’s model is to capture enough market share so they can start the enshitification process.
Yes but also #3 is closely tied to #1.