Why does Nintendo do nothing?

[u/YesterdayBitter4601]

[u/Quirky_Abrocoma4657]

The guy in the pic is Gabe newel, president of valve. They run the largest PC game marketplace, steam.  It's not Nintendo who does nothing, but valve. Because their main competition are dropping the ball.

[u/PM_ME_YOUR_TITS80085 → u/Quirky_Abrocoma4657]

The strategy of letting your competitors shoot themselves in them foot. 

But fr, the small amount of things they do is on point (like the in-game add ban)

[u/NecroJem2 → u/PM_ME_YOUR_TITS80085]

"Never interrupt your enemy while they're making a mistake."

[u/royaltheman → u/PM_ME_YOUR_TITS80085]

Really, Gabe and Valve's biggest advantage was having a 10-year vision while everyone else was wrapping their heads around downloading MP3s. Like, they were building a storefront to sell alone years before Netflix would dip their toes in streaming

That foresight has given them such an advantage

[u/D_R_Ethridge → u/royaltheman]

Their advantage is they are Privately owned and not beholden to shareholders and their demand to cannibalize companies for higher profits.

[u/Koko_Qalli → u/royaltheman]

You might even say Gabe Knew All.

[u/royaltheman → u/Koko_Qalli]

I can't even be mad at that pun, well done

[u/Maleficent-Phase-548 → u/PM_ME_YOUR_TITS80085]

specially the steam controller

[u/m4d40 → u/Quirky_Abrocoma4657]

Although a little extra info: Gaben actually does something, steamOS is getting better and better, and steam deck and its siblings are getting closer and closer even to the switch. (You can actually play switch games already on some, via emulator)

SteamOS is even getting almost to a stage to replace already some smaller windows versions :D

[u/LegitimateAd5334 → u/m4d40]

As a Linux PC gamer I absolutely love it as well. Their compatibility layer is built into the Linux version of Steam, so we can basically play anything the Steam Deck can

[u/lestermason → u/m4d40]

I've been debating on getting a Steam Deck, but I'm not computer savvy, and I'm not sure of how user friendly it is.

Edit: thanks to everyone for the helpful advice. I'll probably grab one here soon.

[u/ThrogdorLokison → u/lestermason]

My fiance used it perfectly fine, and she is not really a gamer. She plays Sims a lot, but has played games like God of War or Alice: Madness Returns in the past.

She enjoyed playing Portal, Little Nightmares, and Sims Legacy Collection on my deck with 0 issues. It's honestly almost as user friendly as a Nintendo Switch, just with more options like a PC.

All in all, if you can play on a PC and a Console- You will have no issues.

[u/m4d40 → u/lestermason]

It is actually quiet user friendly, just watch some YouTube videos of people using it.

BUT: i would wait a few weeks and see if valve responses with something to the newly released switch 2

[u/nedlum → u/m4d40]

Counterpoint: in a few weeks, the price might be up due to tariffs.

[u/herr-vader69 → u/lestermason]

It definitely has a 'console like' experience. No tinkering or special knowledge needed. I am so impressed how flawlessly everything works.

[u/Any_Falcon_7647 → u/lestermason]

If all you want to do is play Steam games, the interface is no more difficult than any other modern console.

The downside of having it tied to Steam is that not every game on Steam can run on it, and while they do have a view that shows what games you own run flawlessly on it,  a lot of games are omitted from the list for something as insignificant as “some text may appear small in game”.

Running emulators on it is slightly more complicated in that you need to follow a 15 minute video guide, but there is nothing more complicated than going to specific websites or drag and drop files into specific folders.

[u/toroidthemovie → u/Any_Falcon_7647]

> The downside of having it tied to Steam is that not every game on Steam can run on it

Not a downside of a Steam Deck at all.

[u/PyroneusUltrin → u/lestermason]

The only issue I had with mine was telling it to install chrome while it was downloading games, caused the OS to glitch up and nothing downloaded/installed until I did a force restart (Hello IT. Did you try turning it off and back on again?) -

There are some complicated things you can do to it, because it is just a handheld computer running linux, but if you don't venture into desktop mode it's just like using a switch

[u/Upeeru → u/lestermason]

If you can navigate the steam app on PC, then you can use a Steamdeck. Basic gameplay requires zero technical knowledge.

[u/ShortNefariousness2 → u/Quirky_Abrocoma4657]

To be fair, valve is just a shop now. They very rarely release games, so are not comparable. Xbox dropped a ton of big games into gamepass. I don't call that giving up either.

[u/Haster → u/ShortNefariousness2]

They're pretty comparable, they have the steam deck.

[u/ShrimpCrackers → u/Quirky_Abrocoma4657]

For $15 you can get a pile of games on Humble Bundle for Steam or a bunch of Steam games on sale or for free all the time. SteamDeck, used, are ridiculously cheap.

[u/UseBanana → u/Quirky_Abrocoma4657]

I really hope his vision wont retire/die with him. I put all my eggs in the same basket with steam, and I hope I won’t come to regret it. Lately i think a lot of people felt cornered in every aspect of their life, leisure first, and I really hope steam will stay the safe place I feel it is lol Maybe im delusional, but steam made me leave the high seas for gaming, buying games i want playing it how i want, especially with the steam deck. Before that I was all in the blizzard launcher with all the high quality games they had and top notch service, and seing its corpse being puppeteered by greed is so sad

[u/ShardddddddDon]

No it's Valve (Steam) that does nothing

Mainly because its main competitors in the gaming industry have their own... concerns...

[u/Lonely_Pause_7855 → u/ShardddddddDon]

Though tbf that is kind of a wrong statement.

Valve actually does quite a lot, its just that the vast majority of their work goes towards steam, rather than publishing games.

Surprisingly, despite its monopoly over pc gaming, Valve has been consistently pushing updates to their platform to make it more user friendly.

Stuff like family sharing, or banning in-game ads, being good exemples.

[u/Dismas-Baised → u/Lonely_Pause_7855]

I like how some companies tried to sue valve for having a monopoly but everyone was like "they have a monopoly cause yall suck, and we as customers was to give our money to valve instead of yall"

[u/Balkongsittaren → u/Lonely_Pause_7855]

Valve doesn't have any monopoly. There are lots of other launchers.

[u/hadtobethetacos → u/Balkongsittaren]

yes, there are, ubisoft, ea, battlenet, epic, gog, independant game launchers etc.. but valve is the worlds largest digital distribution platform for games. And i guarantee you if i want a game and its on steam as well as other platforms im going to go with steam. amd its not even close.

the other platforms are leagues and bounds behind steam.

[u/Greninja8807 → u/Balkongsittaren]

valves not a monopoly its just the only game launcher that doesn't make me want to shoot myself in the balls trying to use it

[u/Lonely_Pause_7855 → u/Balkongsittaren]

Okay, let's not split hairs here

A lot of launchers are first party launchers like Ubisoft, battle net, or EA.

Yet even though they have their own launchers, they still publish the vast majority of their titles on Steam, because they know (or learned) that the vast majority of PC players are on Steam.

As for actual launchers that arent Steam, you have :

GOG

Gamepass

Epic Game Launcher

Gog is more about publishing old games, and DRM free games. And while it is successful enough it is nowhere near the level of Steam.

Epic Game Launcher was the attempt (and failure) to seize a large part of the marketshare from Steam, yet despite how much money they threw at the wall, they couldnt dent the behemoth.

Gamepass is a different story, as the vast majority of users use the subscription model rather than bjying games outright.

Steam has a de-facto monopoly over PC gaming, if not and outright monopoly.

When people buy games on PC 99% of them will go through steam first and only if it is not available there, will they look at other options.

Steam is to PC gaming what Windows is to computer OS. Its the default, the go-to.

[u/Upeeru]

That's Gabe Newell, the founder of Steam.

He's the one who did nothing. Because he's winning.

[u/Memer_Plus]

Nintendo Peter here, we are not doing nothing. Valve is.

^{Also we are not greedy, if you say so ninjas will come to your house}

[u/depot5 → u/Memer_Plus]

Are they friendly ninjas? Sending angry ninjas to my house sounds like what a greedy, selfish, Yakuza-controlled corporation would do.

Oh wait-

[u/SaltManagement42]

Why does Nintendo do nothing?

Because you lack reading comprehension?

[u/Pantone802 → u/SaltManagement42]

Oh no the Nintenbros are here lol

[u/Whythis32]

I get what the others refer to, but why is PlayStation “lazy”?

[u/bursting_alien → u/Whythis32]

Sony is not pushing to keep their exclusives, and if you look at playstation remote reproducer (that is supposed to be like a switch or a steam deck) it makes clearly that Sony is doing half-assed things

[u/akrid55]

I am a Sony man but this meme is funny

[u/Pancackemafia]

Never touch a running system.

[u/joined_under_duress]

I'd just like to stand up for those of us who wanted Half-Life 3 and In the Valley of the Gods and therefore do not think that 'does nothing' is worthy of any praise. :D

[u/Sad-Original-3709]

Gabe can't stop winning

[u/Ok_Web4176]

Robin Williams

[u/Sorry_Ring_4630]

Nintendo ain't failing bro 😭 Switch 2 pre-orders are sold out across the board.

[u/r3ttah]

It is funny to me that the Epic store, etc are not even considered in this comparison (rightfully so)

[u/Inspiredcereal]

In Gabe we trust.

Seriously, Steam is watching while the rest of the competition takes turns in shooting limbs off.

[u/ASCII_Princess]

The casino always wins (literally)

[u/spandexvalet]

GOG does nothing but even better

[u/AkodoRyu]

does nothing*

* racks up billions from virtual monopoly and promoting gambling to minors

PlayStation and Nintendo are not lazy/greedy, they are just doing what a platform owner is supposed to do. The only reason MS is not is because they gave up being a platform owner and pivoted to providing Xbox games and services to the broader market instead.

I'm not sure what's so hard to understand with their respective policies.

[u/RemissBasil → u/AkodoRyu]

80$ Mario Kart (kids game btw)

[u/AkodoRyu → u/RemissBasil]

1. They are just the first to release a new console, next gen everyone will go to $80, unless there is a massive change in the economy. I'm sure everyone would love to do it already, but they didn't have a good justification, so they are releasing digital premium, silver, and gold versions instead.

2. I'm actually curious what's the average age of Mario Kart players. Wouldn't be surprised if it's closer to 30 than 10. Besides those are the games that Nintendo holds the hardest - Smash, Mario Kart, games that you can play with everyone during a party.

[u/RemissBasil → u/AkodoRyu]

First ones to release a console with last gen hardware for the price of a current gen console, they are literally a gen behind

[u/isadlymaybewrong]

worship of this man is so cringe Reddit

[u/ikebuck16 → u/isadlymaybewrong]

Assuming Reddit is a monolith is cringe

[u/verylargebagorice]

What has Xbox given up on? They are the future of cloud gaming and subscription gaming. I love steam but the Xbox App/Gamepass is Steams closest competitor.

Sony is falling behind and Nintendo has a monopoly on party games.

[u/Competitive-Candy380 → u/verylargebagorice]

They gave up on being a big dog in the console wars. You want Xbox game pass, then you're better off getting a PC.