Kappamerc said:
Also, thank God for Steam. If it weren’t for Steam Microsoft may have been able to ‘charge’ to play PC games (that aren’t persistent) online. Sure if Valve went under I might lose the games I’ve bought but even if they went under, the royalties and contracts alone would keep Steam running…
Steam is Valve’s huge cash cow; it will not go under unless the internet goes under.
Also, it’s my honest opinion that Steam is what is keeping PC gaming afloat. Many developers don’t even want to do PC games anymore because of the piracy problems. Steam cuts that down immensely, which is why more and more developers are using it.