inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 days 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-square252fedilinkarrow-up1859arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1854arrow-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 · 4 days agomessage-square252fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDickFiasco@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up46arrow-down1·4 days 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-up21·4 days 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.