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Valve saw a record-breaking 19,000 games released on Steam in 2024

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Submitted ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz⁩ to ⁨steamdeck@sopuli.xyz⁩

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/valve-saw-a-record-breaking-nearly-19-000-games-released-on-steam-in-2024/

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  • Ledivin@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That’s not a good thing. The Steam store sucks these days, there’s far too much complete shit

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    • SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I dunno. I rather have that devs have an easier time to get on the platform and release a surprise hit, than an arbitrary hurdle that gatekeeps the platform.

      If something is shit, it will just not be relevant.

      Downside is, that devs actually need to promote their stuff instead of completely relying on just being discovered on the platform

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      • Ledivin@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Downside is, that devs actually need to promote their stuff instead of completely relying on just being discovered on the platform

        If it’s easier to get on the platform, but it requires that you spend the same amount on marketing as development, is it actually easier to get on the platform? Sounds like the worst of both worlds for everyone except Valve.

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    • Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You’re right, but I think that’s probably preferable to back when steam was much stricter about games on their platform. I remember a lot of good or promising games not being allowed onto steam, especially foreign VNs.

      It’s true there’s a lot of crap on Steam these days, but generally we’re not seeing good games being unable to get on the platform. And steam has tried to use curators/etc to give ways for users optional ways to cut out the crap and focus on a smaller number of recommended titles.

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  • apotheotic@beehaw.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I hope at least half of those were real games and not the shovelware I see all the time ;(

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  • Lemmchen@feddit.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Most of them complete garbage though.

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  • callouscomic@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Meanwhile people still play the few popularity games and it never ends.

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