Name 1 good thing this company has done that’s unrelated to digital storefronts(Sony does the exact same thing btw)

>>712832760 (OP)
Made sfm and in essence was the genesis of the 3d porn animations era.

Dark Willow's ass

>>712832760 (OP)
Steam Deck

>>712832760 (OP)
Half Life and Portal

>>712832760 (OP)
TF2

>>712832760 (OP)
Gabe
Half Life

>>712832760 (OP)
made dota 2

>>712832760 (OP)
Their games
The Source Engine
SteamVR
Steam stream pushing other game streaming technologies to improve
Being a landing place for IM and game tracking when Xfire died

>>712832760 (OP)
Dota.

>>712832760 (OP)
Proton.

>>712832760 (OP)
I don't care how dead and raped tf2 or the half life series is at this point. They made those games that gave me countless hours of joy and made such an impression on me I'm still comparing games released today trying to find and recreate the fun I had in those games. Maybe it was ignorance and naivety of youth. Either way I know nothing will ever be as good or fun. I just hope at least some of this new shit is at least doing for the youth what these relics of a bygone era did for me.

>>712832760 (OP)
Half-Life
Half-Life 2
Team Fortress Classic
Team Fortress 2
Portal
Counter Strike
Counter Strike Source
Day of Defeat
Day of Defeat Source
Left 4 Dead

>>712834317
>I'd don't care how raped these beloved franchises are now
No one can take away the joyful memories I had of it. Just like my ex girlfriend getting "raped" and turning into a dyke. The fun I had cannot be undone no matter how hard the Jews try. I will still focus on the good memories and use them as a standard for what I look for in media and women.

>>712834486
>Includes games and their sequels
>No left 4 dead 2.
Was it the characters or something you didn't like?

>>712832760 (OP)
made OPs retarded ass mad

>>712832760 (OP)
They're actually trying to get games playable on operating systems other than Windows and architectures other than x86. This is a net win for anyone who doesn't like being locked to Microsoft or a dying, irrelevant platform.

>>712834486
>Day of Defeat
Now THAT was a game

>>712834594
Characters are fine, and I like the game, but I just feel it's a bit consoley and it doesn't have the same impact as the original. Also, it ticks me off that I can't see my feet anymore.

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>>712833874
These
>>712834096
This not, this one is butt

>>712834670
>They're actually trying to get games playable on operating systems other than Windows and architectures other than x86.
people have no fucking idea how much fucking work is being done to make this possible. they are literally reverse engineering everything to make this possible.

>>712834952
> this one is butt
is that because Dota 2 is the shit? eh?

>>712835320
Better than League. On the flip side of that, it's the reason League exists in the first place.

>>712833117
Correct.

>>712833874
>Their games
They havent made a good game in 20 years and deadlock is fucking shit with dei worse than concord
>The Source Engine
Shit
>SteamVR
Dead and worse the oculus
>Steam stream pushing other game streaming technologies to improve
no one uses this shit
>Being a landing place for IM and game tracking when Xfire died
useless

Valve is fucking shit all they have is a storefront with dead ips

Valve screwed over the Artifact fanbase by cancelling the Artifact 2.0 beta without even allowing users to invite friends like they said they would in January 2021 and does not deserve your financial support for these gross consumer-unfriendly practices.

>>712837603
I guess that qualifies as a good thing

>>712832760 (OP)
Half-Life 1 was a pretty good FPS. No comment on those other games they made.

Lootboxes and cattle passes containing cosmetics.
I've had thousands of hours in games now were I haven't spent a penny. I've maxed out every OW2 cattle pass and spent exactly zero dollars.

>>712836678
I wish my face was that crate

>Steam workshop
>In home streaming
>Auto game updates
>Web streaming to phone
>Community Profiles
>Best review system
>Curators
>Holiday sales events
>Community profiles
>Group chat
>Voice chat
>Steam overlay
>Big picture mode
>Best controller support
>Best game library tools
>Play specific game versions
>Remote play together
>Best friends list
>Achievements
>Franchise pages
>Screenshots and cloud storage
>Cloud saves
>Mobile app
>Mobile chat app
>Livestreaming
>Streaming features
>Community guides
>Community forums
>Steam marketplace
>News hub
>Store discovery
>Music player
>Steam OS
>Steam Deck
>Open about game metrics
>Steam inventory
>SteamVR
>Proton
>Gamescope
>AMD driver improvements
>Gift cards
>Wallet
>Linux Support
>Non-steam game / pirated game support

>>712832760 (OP)
Name a single company that has done more to push the the games industry forward than valve.

>steamies have arrived

>>712841731
Sony, Nvidia and Epic games.
Valve has done nothing of value in the past 15 years and they're only still relevant because of their money printing storefront. an EMP could hit their headquarters and vanish it from the face of earth and nothing of value would be lost

>>712841981
>Sony
Their devices, which are dedicated to gaming, are worse for gaming than office equipment. They haven't done anything innovative.
>Nvidia
Making better hardware isn't innovative and their
>Epic games
Every single Unreal Engine 5 game has been a technical blunder
They are using monopolistic strategies to claw back market share (exclusivity) which is worse for customers. If they were market leaders customers would be worse off.
EGS is still one of the worst platforms to exist which is why nobody is spending money on it.
They have done nothing innovative to move the industry forward, just stolen other ideas. (At least Valve hires modders they want to make games of).

Notice how you were completely incapable of substantiating how those companies are better and just said names? You lost, Steam won. Evidenced here (>>712841656) (Which you're terrified of responding to)

>>712842534
So to be clear
Console hardware and software doesnt matter
PC hardware doesnt matter
PC software doesn't matter either
Then what matters you stupid fucking tendie? outdated tablets with detachable Wii remotes and shovelware made for toddlers?

Valve made gaming on Linux viable as an open source software, that's ahead of any company even tangentially related to gaming this decade.
The bing bing wahoo crowd of this board that loves corporate worship and gated gardens will never understand.

>>712843125
There are multiple features and products listed in this thread you're terrified to respond to. Ignoring them, and making unsubstantiated responses is a concession that I accept.
>tendie
??
How did I break you so easy?

>EGShitter starts lashing out at tendies for no reason

Source Engine even in the state it is now with Garrysmod completely fucked and all the tools being trapped with shitty windows only middleware still is one of the best engines to mod and fuck around with

>>712832760 (OP)
They combined forces with Sweet Baby, Avengers-style. Such a heckin' wholesome moment, y'all.

>>712832760 (OP)
'ick an 'eck

>>712832760 (OP)
They could be shredding babies into mulch but if Dota 2 runs and is updated well I'm happy.

>>712832760 (OP)
>saved PC gaming when even epic was running off to consoles
>saved VR future from being bird cages by meta/apple/snoy

>>712834314
The Be

>>712846363
I hope Deckard will actually save VR.