"In other words, 72% don't know what a monopoly is," analyst says of study that finds 72% of game devs "see Steam as a monopoly"

One passage softens this slightly (emphasis mine): "72% feel Steam effectively exists as a monopoly and 53% are concerned ...

72% of game developers say Steam is effectively a PC gaming monopoly

In a survey of over 300 executives from large US and UK game companies, 72% either slightly or strongly agreed that Steam constitutes a monopoly over ...
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Steam Is Successful Because It’s “Not a Shit Service,” Says Baldur’s Gate 3 Dev

This discussion began after a survey found that 72% of developers believe Steam is a monopoly, and in reply to a post on X ...
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72% of game developers think Steam is a monopoly. However, they have one good reason to keep using it

According to a recent survey, the majority of devs see Steam as a monopoly. However, the platform is responsible for a very ...

Steam expert hails PC gaming "golden age" of rough-but-fun games that devs can make quickly and players love, from Peak to Megabonk: "Steam players want fun first"

For all the contraction and hardship in the games industry, Steam expert, indie dev, and marketing consultant Chris Zukowski reckons we've entered a new "golden age" of indie games and "most ...

"Of course, you must be on Steam. But Steam isn't the entire world": CEO of game distribution company says yes, some PC gamers prefer "local" stores to Valve's meg…

China, Eastern Europe, Latin America – where local platforms are simply stronger in trust, in loyalty, in payment behaviour" ...

Steam Survey Reveals Gaming On Linux Is More Popular Than Ever

Marking a major win for Linux gaming initiatives, Steam's latest hardware survey has revealed that Linux adoption on the platform has finally risen to new heights.