alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 个月前Gabe Newell says no-one in the industry thought Steam would work as a distribution platform—'I'm not talking about 1 or 2 people, I mean like 99%'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1332arrow-down17cross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1325arrow-down1external-linkGabe Newell says no-one in the industry thought Steam would work as a distribution platform—'I'm not talking about 1 or 2 people, I mean like 99%'www.pcgamer.comalessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 个月前message-square75fedilinkcross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareMiles O'Brien@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 个月前Yes, someone would have. Eventually. But valve did it early. It’s easy to fill a niche once it’s formed. Not so easy to do before, or as it’s forming. Or predict if one will form. I’m not saying valve or Gabe had some kind of foresight or wisdom, I still think it was a gamble. It just happens to be a gamble that worked.
minus-squareGrandwolf319@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 个月前It’s literally the risk taking behaviour to foster innovation that economists supposedly talk about.
Yes, someone would have. Eventually.
But valve did it early.
It’s easy to fill a niche once it’s formed. Not so easy to do before, or as it’s forming. Or predict if one will form.
I’m not saying valve or Gabe had some kind of foresight or wisdom, I still think it was a gamble. It just happens to be a gamble that worked.
It’s literally the risk taking behaviour to foster innovation that economists supposedly talk about.