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72% of devs believe Steam has a monopoly on PC games, according to study
(www.gamesindustry.biz)
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Exactly, Valve's success has been defined by the extent to which they have financialized their few games, stretched their IP, and used that as a games publisher. It's because they're a rentier with no games of their own any more that they are a virtual economy monopoly...