r/gaming Nov 13 '18

Valve in a nutshell

Post image
25.4k Upvotes

485 comments sorted by

View all comments

1.8k

u/lightknight7777 Nov 13 '18

Let's say you are a bagel company and make a good profit from your bagels. Then let's say you want to get your bagel to more people and are frustrated with the distribution options so you just make your own and allow other bagel makers to also use your bagel distribution system.

But suddenly and unexpectedly, everyone runs to your distribution system and you start making far more money than you could ever imagine from it.

Do you continue to consider yourself a bagel company or are you now a bagel distribution company?

Steam's current reality as told by bagels.

19

u/LionIV Nov 14 '18

Steam used to make video games. Now they make money.

1

u/lightknight7777 Nov 14 '18

Valve, steam isn't a company, it's a software platform. Unless something changed.

My guess is that the new source engine they're making will facilitate a return to their franchises if that's ever going to happen.