Last year, they all came crawlin' back to Steam, and this year was another strong one for Valve.

From the opinion piece:

Last year, I pointed out how many big publishers came crawlin’ back to Steam after trying their own things: EA, Activision, Microsoft. This year, for the first time ever, two Blizzard games released on Steam: Overwatch and Diablo 4.

  • Stovetop@lemmy.worldEnglish
    915·
    1 year ago

    There must be more to success than that, because Valve likewise bought Campo Santo, the developer of Firewatch, and now their next game is all but canceled. These companies can’t help but focus on their big money makers at the expense of all else.

    • Nommer@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      331·
      1 year ago

      All I can find about their next game is called “In the Valley of Gods” which looks like it is still being developed. What game was cancelled? Also how is that the same as buying an IP then running it into the ground so their main IP can get a mildly popular game mode that will likely be forgotten about in a couple months? I’m already bored of rocket racing and I only installed it because a friend kept begging me to play fortnite zero build which I also don’t enjoy.

      • Stovetop@lemmy.worldEnglish
        83·
        1 year ago

        It is on indefinite hold. It is still being “developed” in the same way Valve won’t confirm or deny the existence or cancelation of Half-Life 2 Episode 3/Half Life 3, but articles I’ve read previously essentially confirm that no one has been working on it for years.

        I’ll happily eat my words if the game does come out because Firewatch was a beautiful game that left me wanting more, but Valve’s internal development structure doesn’t really encourage passion projects.

        • Cosmic Cleric@lemmy.worldEnglish
          51·
          1 year ago

          but Valve’s internal development structure doesn’t really encourage passion projects.

          Could you elaborate?

    • Rose@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Rocket League keeps being updated, supported, and played by many. The developer also released a new racing game just recently. Meanwhile, like you said, the Valve acquisition of Campo Santo killed a promising game and resulted in the dev working on Alyx, a niche game for the wealthier, as appealing as it may be.