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General discussionPC gamer take Steam bias to new low(55 posts)(55 posts)
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Posted April 05, 2018
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tinyE: now I'm confused :P
Now?

<3 <3 <3
Posted April 06, 2018
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dr.schliemann: Well, they advertised the current weekly sale just three days ago...
I know they cover things like this and when Mafia gets released, but their normal editorial pieces normally exclusively link to Steam.

Read one article which lists 15 games, and almost all link directly to STeam it creates the impression that Steam is the only place to get them.

But its not just one article, almost every article where multiple games are compiled on a theme, Steam links are always given. Occasionally they link to the publishers page, who inevitably only have Steam links too.
Posted April 06, 2018
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dr.schliemann: Well, they advertised the current weekly sale just three days ago...
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mechmouse: But its not just one article, almost every article where multiple games are compiled on a theme, Steam links are always given. Occasionally they link to the publishers page, who inevitably only have Steam links too.
I'm sure you're right: you know, I'm not an avid reader of that site.
Anyway I'm not sure it's a deliberate editorial choice to promote Steam over GOG or the fault of some specific authors.
Posted April 06, 2018
Well, the same thing happens with RockPaperShotgun. There are even some extreme cases with their Top 50 lists, where you have some games that link to both Steam and GOG and some that only link to Steam even when there is a GOG version available.
Post edited April 06, 2018 by de_Monteynard
Posted April 06, 2018
Who cares frankly?

Games journalism is pretty much dead, so...
Posted April 06, 2018
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xa_chan: Who cares frankly?

Games journalism is pretty much dead, so...
no shit
Posted April 06, 2018
well just 17 days ago this same writer did a similar piece on the best space games and he had several links to gog in that one.

his selection of places to link seems somewhat arbitrary and I wouldn't worry about it too much. in this new cyberpunk article, he links to Technobabylon on Steam but links to Gemini Rue on WadjetEye's site.

the lesson to be taken away is if you haven't played WadjetEye's games then you should buy and play WadjetEye's games.
Posted April 06, 2018
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tinyE: Amazon us currently under attack by a juvenile nut job over here, so I am feeling more sympathetic to them than normal. :P
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rtcvb32: Why? Seeing details about Amazon and their practices makes me feel revulsion for them.
Having worked in their fulfillment centers last year your revulsion is entirely justified.
Posted April 06, 2018
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mechmouse: In an article about best Cyberpunk games, not only is there no GoG links in spite the majority being on GoG, but Syndicate Wars which isn't available on Steam gets a wiki link.

https://www.pcgamer.com/best-cyberpunk-games-on-pc/
About 25 years ago I noticed that awards in PC magazines closely correlated with advertising revenue. More adverts purchased = more awards, and you could easily verify it because it was listed in the back of the mags.
Posted April 06, 2018
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xa_chan: Who cares frankly?

Games journalism is pretty much dead, so...
Sadly, this ^.

PCGamer was great in the mid-to-late 90s. Remember Collin Williamson?
Posted April 06, 2018
Are there other sites that represent GoG any better?
It's no secret that Steam accounts for a big majority of people's gaming clients. It also seems easier to just give in and use whatever Steam thing for multiplayer. Whereas DRM-free means it's hard as hell to integrate multiplayer.

Please correct me if I'm wrong, I'm not that savvy when it comes to these things.
Posted April 06, 2018
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BStone: Remember Collin Williamson?
Off hand, no... But i would love to see Adam Sessler return; Although he's retired from gaming...
Posted April 06, 2018
I prefer nuanced old-school gaming journalism to the hyperbolic lynch mobs that took their place. That they favor Steam is probably because gaming journalism is so nische that they have to pander to the big masses, they can't afford nuance anymore.
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Posted April 06, 2018
Maybe Steam paid them to do the article...a lot of mainstream journalism is biased in one shape or another..
Posted April 06, 2018
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Do you actually care? If you checked yes, get a life.
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