inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 days agoAmazon thought it could compete with Steam because it was so much larger than Valve, but Prime Gaming's former VP admits that 'gamers already had the solution to their problems'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square243fedilinkarrow-up1848arrow-down15file-textcross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.world
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minus-squareryathal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoThere was definitely heavy skepticism at first. Buying online was new when it launched and physical was still king. I remember thinking it was dumb to buy from a website that could disappear instead of good old CDs.
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoI think the need to be online was what bothered me more, I remember a few times having trouble launching stuff.
There was definitely heavy skepticism at first. Buying online was new when it launched and physical was still king. I remember thinking it was dumb to buy from a website that could disappear instead of good old CDs.
I think the need to be online was what bothered me more, I remember a few times having trouble launching stuff.