From the opinion piece:

Last year, I pointed out how many big publishers came crawlin’ back to Steam after trying their own things: EA, Activision, Microsoft. This year, for the first time ever, two Blizzard games released on Steam: Overwatch and Diablo 4.

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    11 months ago

    Because there’s no money in Linux. Valve can afford to target Linux for long term growth because they aren’t a public company that has to answer to investors every quarter. People mistake that for valve being pro-consumer, which they’re not.

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      11 months ago

      Because there’s no money in Linux.

      You should have a chat with the CEOs of Red Hat, Canonical, etc. about that. They surely will value your opinion.

      People mistake that for valve being pro-consumer, which they’re not.

      As a consumer, I don’t care about their motivation, I care about the results. Steam Deck is more comfortable to use than Windows handhelds.