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That's pretty unfair. Before Valve's efforts, the first thing we PC gamers asked eachother about a new game was always "could you get it running?"
Three bad old days were quite bad, and they started getting better in lock step with Valve's improvements to Steam.
Correlation/causation and all that. But for a lot of us Valve earned a lot of goodwill simply by allowing "request a refund" on games that run poorly. (Edit: which was apparently forced on Valve by a government. Valve got lucky there!)
As someone who was during those times, your Zgen knowledge is very incorrect. The games did work, including Crisis (original). As to why the myth you hear from fellow Zgen gamers; it’s because graphics cards were invented. Brand new, no one knew what they were doing with them. The companys Renzen and Nvidia started sponsoring games, it’s how they became popular, their logos were part of the game, Metal Gear Solid revengeance is proof of this.
Steam had no part in gaming history, they were not the first online platform. Dell made wild target before Valve Corporation was founded. Lootbox was invented before Steam launched it, Yahoo games (anyone remember them) in japan had the concept down to almost todays standards. Valve had nothing to do with gaming history, they are just known for their lawsuits and anti competitive behavior.
Lmao. This is like saying the iPhone or iPad had no part in smartphone/tablet history, because neither were first to the market. It's a ludicrous take.
Lol
I'm willing to bet this isn't true lol. Valve is only known for anti-competitive behaviour? Come off it.
The Iphone wasn’t part of touchscreen technology either. They were just the first to try heating sensors. It’s still being used in android devices too. The ability to use physical sensors is gone. Apple killed it off.
Valve is in a lawsuit, do your research next time: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/antitrust/valve-loses-bid-to-end-antitrust-case-over-steam-gaming-platform
Lmao