> lesser evil compared to having dozens of stores
Realistically, the alternative without Steam would not be dozens of stores, but (eventually) 2-3 stores, that would all behave much worse than Steam.
Realistically, the alternative without Steam would not be dozens of stores, but (eventually) 2-3 stores, that would all behave much worse than Steam.
And then I remember the third party tries... All the MMORPGs. Pretty much everyone would have their own launcher and then there would bunch of smaller stores with their own platforms.