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I feel like the gaming community (not this one) worships Valve (too much). (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago by Amicchan@lemmy.ml to c/gaming@lemmy.ml

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Valve has done some good things for the game industry: they encouraged modifications, and made some good games.

However, I feel as if the gaming community praises Valve too much.

The gaming community praises Valve's monopoly on game distribution services.

That's about it though.

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[–] remyabel@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

It seems like everyone forgot that Proton (aka Steam Play) is forked off of Wine, which is a project that's been around for more than a decade. Proton wouldn't even be possible without Wine. That is not to discount Valve's contributions, but it is a bit tiring to see Valve get all the praise especially combined with corporate worship.

[–] angarabebesi@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

I think Valve's main contribution was to push DXVK as the main driver of Linux graphics. It's a huge game changer.

It's a symbiotic relationship: Valve benefitted from years of accumulated knowledge in the Wine project and now contributes to it. I hope more companies do the same.