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They guarantee some games see the light of day when they wouldn't otherwise, that's good for the consumers.
Not having reviews on the same platform is a non issue when reviews are all over the place, available from places that don't have a financial incentive to get you to purchase said games.
It's not as if there wasn't any controversies around Steam reviews either, like deleting reviews from people who asked for a refund because a game was shit.
https://www.zleague.gg/theportal/unmasking-the-chaos-steams-controversial-review-deletion-in-the-suicide-squad-gaming-community
Reviews on third party platforms that are easily manipulated, shilled? No, thanks.
And you think that doesn't happen on Steam? Come on buddy, you can do better than that.
https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/10/3758852882963274771/
https://gamerant.com/diablo-4-steam-reviews-manipulation/
And you can also check reviews from trusted sources (on gaming media websites but also from streamers and reviewers on YouTube and do on) instead of random anonymous people on Steam
You appeared so condescending I didn't read any of what you wrote
Thanks for sharing ♥️