I think it's driven more about piracy than anything else. Steam is not an alternative if you hate digital only games. PC as a platform (and that can mean anything from Windows to Linux to Mac) is an alternative as cheaper gaming becasue 1, you can pirate games easier 2, you can emulate older games.

It really comes down to the next PS6 exclusive, would people buy a console just to play Dark Souls 4? That's the billion dollar question

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MYEUHD 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> Steam is not an alternative if you hate digital only games.

GOG is the alternative. It sells DRM-free games

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haunter 7 hours ago | parent [-]

That entirely depends on the games you want to play. Check the most played games on Steam and how many of them are available on GOG. 1 out of 10 or even less.

	▲	AngryData 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		To be fair many of those are multiplayer games with required updates and anticheat.

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4chandaily 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

There is also the fact that games on steam get (much) cheaper (much) faster than console games.

Discounts are more common, also.