There’s still choices, you can buy from the Microsoft store, or publisher stores like origin or Uplay. Epic is a direct competitor, GOG is in a subset of the market like itch.io. Amazon sells PC games. There’s several streaming options as well.
PC gaming is a far more competitive market than your grocery store.
Gamers complain all the time. I also don’t really have sympathy for billionaire publishers complaining about the one company not actively fucking consumers.
There’s still choices, you can buy from the Microsoft store, or publisher stores like origin or Uplay. Epic is a direct competitor, GOG is in a subset of the market like itch.io. Amazon sells PC games. There’s several streaming options as well.
PC gaming is a far more competitive market than your grocery store.
And G*mers throw a pissy fit anytime you suggest using them.
Also Steam leverages it’s monopoly to prevent games being sold cheaper on other services.
Gamers complain all the time. I also don’t really have sympathy for billionaire publishers complaining about the one company not actively fucking consumers.
Valve is actively fucking consumers by preventing games being sold cheaper elsewhere.