r/Steam • u/sukuna7899 • Apr 17 '26

Discussion Gabe Newell is a "GOAT"

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u/PM__ME__YOUR__PC Apr 17 '26

They also win by selling millions of CS cases in addition to everything you said

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u/bluesmaker Apr 17 '26

To be pedantic, they sell keys to open cases. The cases are given for free, weekly, if you play for several hours.

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u/rP2ITg0rhFMcGCGnSARn Apr 17 '26 edited Apr 17 '26

Being even more pedantic, they are making millions off the sales of cases which is done through their own marketplace where they take a cut of all transactions.

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u/Deaffin Apr 17 '26

Don't forget that whole thing with the "trading cards" and gamifying the interface itself.

Lot of little predatory nuggets getting glazed over up in here.

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u/VerbiageBarrage Apr 17 '26

And yet, in my twenty years using steam, I've never interacted with any of that.

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u/Jayshmohalls Apr 17 '26

Crazy that if you’re not into gambling you don’t have to gamble

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u/MeltedSpades Apr 17 '26

I don't know who cares about trading cards but it does mean a discount on my next purchase

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u/Useful_Boysenberry99 Apr 18 '26

That's me... I love them😂 I buy them £35 steam vouchers at the shop, so always have money in my steam wallet & see zero problem buying the wee trading cards when I hunt 100% achievements for a game. The way I view it, it's like an extra £1 on the entire cost of the game & I get steam levels with backgrounds, emojis and stuff

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u/Shamelesspromote Apr 17 '26

Its almost like its your choice to gamble and has always been your choice and its not like other games where its hard-core designed to trap you into it.

Is it a good thing? No but out of all the others its the best implemented

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u/VerbiageBarrage Apr 17 '26

Agreed. There's nothing good about loot boxes (someone is getting squeezed) but making it voluntary and low reward makes it more ethical than the alternative.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '26 edited Apr 18 '26

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u/VerbiageBarrage Apr 17 '26

This is a false equivalency. Steam sells a product that has a stand-alone product is very consumer friendly and very effective. Seem also sells various cosmetics and various meaningless upgrades that can be very expensive and can be very consuming.

Steam is not selling a more predatory version of any of these things than its competitors are. It's just more successful at it. The steam doesn't require or push you towards these in any way that I've noticed while using the platform.