Community MetaSteam | July 2020 - Blood on the Horizon

[Trisolarian]

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I guess in gaming circles everyone just thinks of Sony and M$ like they're Nintendo, they're gaming companies. : /

Fuck at this point, I'm pretty sure that M$ wouldn't even call itself a computer company lol.

BTW: If anyone considers my typing of "M$" to be platform warring, please add a disapproval emoji to this post.

 

[Ascheroth]

I guess in gaming circles everyone just thinks of Sony and M$ like they're Nintendo, they're gaming companies. : /

Fuck at this point, I'm pretty sure that M$ wouldn't even call itself a computer company lol.

It must be because they have "Micro" in their name. Micro is basically super small, so people probably think they're this tiny garage company just scraping by.
An easy mistake to make.

 

[texhnolyze]

It looks like free online is only for F2P games? Since you have to pay to play F2P games on XBox currently, which is madness.

 

[Aaron D.]

I was just taking a jab at concern-trolls that overrun & scuttle every positive MS thread on another board.

It's transparent, fatiguing & lame.

 

[lashman]

I have no idea why they would be uncomfortable and I read the whole article.

I also wonder why the focus remains on Valve and not on Sony, Nintendo or Microsoft.

because volvo bad

 

[Ascheroth]

Today is choice billing day, pause if you haven't (should still have time).

 

[fantomena]

Decided to try FlightSim via game pass before I buy it. Simply as I don't know how my PC will tackle it, if I have to compromise the settings too much for my liking I will wait on buying it until I build a new PC whenever that will happen and if I will don't like the game what so ever. I mean, it looks extremely cool, but I may end up not liking it due it it being too complicated for my tastes. Like, I like Elite Dangerous a lot, but Elite seems like child's play compared to FlightSim and Elite Dangerous already was quite difficulty to understand in the start and I still don't fully understand it..

 

[Swenhir]

Decided to try FlightSim via game pass before I buy it. Simply as I don't know how my PC will tackle it, if I have to compromise the settings too much for my liking I will wait buying it until I build a new PC whenever that will happen and if I will don't like the game what so ever. I mean, it looks extremely cool, but I may end up not liking it due it it being too complicated for my tastes. Like, I like Elite Dangerous a lot, but Elite seems like child's play compared to FlightSim and Elite Dangerous already was quite difficulty to understand in the start and I still don't fully understand it..

From the work Dictator did on the preview version, High settings are the best bang for your bucks. The game also has a slew of settings ranging from aircraft dynamic damage to flight model complexity that I am pretty sure will allow you to just fly around and take it easy. Just start on the runway or even in the air and chain loopings to your heart's content.

I know the sim world has this image of insurmountable difficulty but you really, really don't need to even get remotely close to realism to enjoy flying. Also, they puff themselves up a great deal, it's not that hard. Just a lot of things to know that only people who love this should put the time into.

Basically I don't think you should be too worried .

 

[Hektor]

Apple's App Store antitrust questions will be uncomfortable for Valve

Lawmakers came for the App Store, but they could've been discussing Steam.

www.engadget.com

I have no idea why they would be uncomfortable and I read the whole article.

particular blocking potential competitors, taking a 30 percent revenue cut from developers and essentially operating as a monopoly for over a decade. All of these features also describe Steam.

They say this, "Valve is a monopoly and blocking potential competitors"

Yet they also say

Only recently has Steam’s revenue-sharing model come under public scrutiny, and only because a new, actual competitor finally entered the market. The Epic Games Store went live in December 2018, and it has billions of dollars at its back, thanks to cash from Fortnite, the Unreal Engine and investors including Tencent Games. It launched with a bold promise for developers: a revenue split of 88/12.

The Epic Games Store scooped up a handful of exclusives, keeping these titles off of Steam, sometimes forever and sometimes for a limited window. In classic monopoly fashion, Valve didn’t respond.

Didn't they just say Valve is blocking competition?
YET THE SECOND PARAGRAHPS SAYS COMPETITION ARISES AND VALVE ISNT RESPONDING TO IT

The 70/30 revenue split has been part of Steam’s business model from the beginning. Neither Google nor Apple referenced Steam when they opened their respective app stores in 2008

YEA NO SHIT
Apple started the 70/30 split with Itunes which launched before steam you wannabe blogger

That rate is still the standard on Steam (and Apple, and Google) today.

And almost all other platforms

With this strategy, it’s garnered a horde of diehard fans. This, even though Valve hasn’t released a new game in a majority of its highly regarded, ridiculously popular franchises in a decade

lmao at this random and entirely unrelated valve maek no gaem statement

This is literally just a glorified fucking era post

 

[Spamlynguist]

They say this, "Valve is a monopoly and blocking potential competitors"

Yet they also say



Didn't they just say Valve is blocking competition?
YET THE SECOND PARAGRAHPS SAYS COMPETITION ARISES AND VALVE ISNT RESPONDING TO IT

YEA NO SHIT
Apple started the 70/30 split with Itunes which launched before steam you wannabe blogger



And almost all other platforms



lmao at this random and entirely unrelated valve maek no gaem statement

This is literally just a glorified fucking era post

That article is just changing stances like it's nothing

 

[Trisolarian]

I have no great love for valve. But that article is out of wack. Like what the fluff does Apple getting rightfully grilled have to do with valve? Like why even bring them into this?

Also, what the heck is going on with that "Valve is Anti Consumer" video ????

As far as the PC gaming space being completely dependent on Valve.... Not seeing it with XBGP, EPGS, GOG, itch.io dominating my play time this year. True walled garden (Android and IOs) vs actual open platform.

 

[fantomena]

Carrion has sald 200 000 between Switch, PC (Steam) and Xbox (also on game pass).

No platform split, only thing we have is that Playtracker estimated 112k and SteamSpy 100-200k.

 

[Nabs]

That Engadget Article is hilarious. She really decided that video needed a follow-up, huh?

 

[kafiend]

I only read the quotes you published and my blood pressure went up. Valve are obviously not perfect but JFC it's tiring reading that kind of tripe.

 

[NarohDethan]

well i'm almost done with somnium files, I think next i'll play either pillars of eternity or god eater 3

Who is best girl and why is it Aiba

 

[lashman]

Carrion has sald 200 000 between Switch, PC (Steam) and Xbox (also on game pass).

No platform split, only thing we have is that Playtracker estimated 112k and SteamSpy 100-200k.

LittleDinamit said steam sales are half of all gamepass players ... so that's probably pretty good

 

[fantomena]

LittleDinamit said steam sales are half of all gamepass players ... so that's probably pretty good

Where?

 

[lashman]

Where?

in discord, lol

 

[fantomena]

in discord, lol

Link to Discord? Not just for that, but in general.

 

[lashman]

Link to Discord? Not just for that, but in general.

don't have one

 

[ZKenir]

Who is best girl and why is it Aiba

[UWSL]Command 41205[/UWSL]

Aiba's the worst tbh

 

[fantomena]

don't have one

So where can I get one?

 

[lashman]

So where can I get one?

it wasn't in a server ... it was in PMs

 

[fantomena]

it wasn't in a server ... it was in PMs

Well I would still like an invite to that Discord if Im not there already (don't think so).

 

[Kyougar]

They say this, "Valve is a monopoly and blocking potential competitors"

Yet they also say



Didn't they just say Valve is blocking competition?
YET THE SECOND PARAGRAHPS SAYS COMPETITION ARISES AND VALVE ISNT RESPONDING TO IT

YEA NO SHIT
Apple started the 70/30 split with Itunes which launched before steam you wannabe blogger



And almost all other platforms



lmao at this random and entirely unrelated valve maek no gaem statement

This is literally just a glorified fucking era post

It's Platform wars, plain and simple. They bash the mobile and PC Platform and conveniently forget that it is the same on Console.

 

[Ascheroth]

More monster taming goodness on Steam:


Just released into Early Access.

 

[yuraya]

If Halo infinite multiplayer is free its gonna be ridiculously popular at launch.

Xbox one + Lockhart + XsX + Gamepass + Gamepass PC + Steam.

Servers are gonna be dead at release lol.

Also 343 has to have some type of Battle Royale planned for the game. Especially if there is gonna be so much players. All the ingredients are there to make that mode now that you have a giant map. Do it ffs.

 

[Nabs]

Some glorious ultrawide footage of Flight Sim.

 

[Shahem]

Not interested in multiplayer for Infinite, I'm in for the campaign only.

 

[Milena]

I'm not into Fligh Sims at all, but that was... wow.

 

[Swenhir]

I want that cloud tech for Star Citizen. Hope Mr Parry is cooking something similar because this has raised the bar into outer space.

Edit : Holy crap at 0:53, Lukla. This looks amazingly close to what I've experienced. People say that the ground footage is amazing but this is my first experience with it, pausing and just recognizing everything about that tiny airport.

I mean, to give you an idea I was absolutely not thinking of it, nor expected it and it only took me a couple seconds to go "wait that's...!"

Edit 2 : I couldn't resist trying to get the best comparison I could from my own pictures :

Spoiler

 

[fantomena]

Damn, MS has 4 games releasing on PC in august. FlightSim, Tell Me Why, Battletoads and Wasteland 3.

 

[Ge0force]

This guy is SO good

 

[ISee]

By the way ISee the fan is holding like a champ. Maybe a peak at 80+ one of the last few days, but given the meteo, it goes way past my expectations.
And today, peak 70, no fuck given

 

[kio]

Damn, MS has 4 games releasing on PC in august. FlightSim, Tell Me Why, Battletoads and Wasteland 3.

I hope it's just me but nothing ever shown of wasteland 3 has left me feeling the game will be any good. InXile's recent track record isn't exactly spotless either...
Let's see what we get.

 

[sanhora]

 

[gabbo]

reason to own a ps3: zero. Going to have to see if there's any value in it at a couple of my local stores in the next few days

 

[fantomena]

I hope it's just me but nothing ever shown of wasteland 3 has left me feeling the game will be any good. InXile's recent track record isn't exactly spotless either...
Let's see what we get.

Yeah, Im gonna try it on game pass to decide if Im gonna put it on my wishlist or not.

Tell Me Why will be day 1 if reviews are good.

 

[ZKenir]

Claiming a bunch of free DLCs on Steam annoys me to no end, I can't believe this terrible system is still in place

 

[Hektor]

Claiming a bunch of free DLCs on Steam annoys me to no end, I can't believe this terrible system is still in place

Yea i honestly don't get why they aren't just automatically added to eglieble accounts, as you can manually opt out of your DLC's there is no downside not to do that

 

[fantomena]

 

[prudis]

butt le toads

News - Battletoads - releasing August 20

The wait is over! The Battletoads are back! ! Battletoads launches on Xbox, Windows 10, Xbox Game Pass and Steam on August 20th. Developed by Dlala Studios in partnership with Rare Join Rash, Zitz and Pimple as they smash, stomp, drill, turbo bike, leap, shoot and generally be toadally awesome...

metacouncil.com

Seems like August is gonna be big on v1.0 early Access launches

|OT| - Chronicon - What happens in a world where the last evil lies dead | v1.0 available now

Chronicon launches out of Early Access on August 21st! Story What happens in a world where the last evil lies dead, the last quest is completed, and the last chest has been opened? In this world, the long-dead Heroes of Old are forever remembered and honored through a great magical device...

metacouncil.com

News - Double Kick Heroes - leaves Early Access on August 13

https://www.gog.com/game/double_kick_heroes Rhythm game and shoot ’em up hybrid Double Kick Heroes will leave Steam Early Access ,launch for Switch and PC on August 13, followed by Xbox One and PC via the Microsoft Store plus Xbox Game pass for PC on August 28, developer Headbang Club...

metacouncil.com

 

[MegaApple]

Wholesome

 

[Kyougar]

 

[NarohDethan]

 

[Mor]

This is a big move if they indeed plan to make it a platform, I'm still only interested in SP mode campaign but I still can see how this could benefit the game in the long run.

 

[didamangi]

I can hear all the dosho's.

 

[lazerfox]

Oh wow, didn't expect that at all.

That being the case I don't think I'm willing to pay more than 40 bucks for the campaign since the gameplay reveal looked rather disappointing.

 

[NarohDethan]

I guess they will go the Warzone approach. Give away the thing everyone wants to play, make the nerds pay for the story.

BTW I was one of those nerds to pay for Modern Warfare and I'll pay for this, I don't say it disparagingly

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

This is great news.