Steam Is KING!

[@NikoFromOneShot]

Steam is supreme because of one key factor: It is not just a game store, it's also a lobby for communities to do stuff together.

[@Veep_The_Goblin_Hermit]

Who the fuck chats on steam lmao?

[@idress8340]

@@Veep_The_Goblin_Hermit Lmao have you seen discussion pages and the community tab? Did you even watch the video?? Edit: Not to mention trading, too.

[@JAYAY.]

he just stated that in the video...

[@flynntaggart8549]

the vast majority of users do not use steam this way, so it is hardly the key factor in its success. the reason steam is supreme is because they got in the game early, and they have continually provided the largest library of content while their meager competition struggles to entice consumers with small libraries and with no real edge in their service that they can provide to the user over steam. people don't want to install another launcher just to play that one game that isn't on steam.

[@spicydong317]

@@Veep_The_Goblin_Hermit Clearly, not you

[@LalitoTV]

It honestly really comes down to one thing for me: regional prices Every other platform makes you pay in dollars, which most of the time means you'll paying a ton of money if you're living in an um... Not so economically stable region to put it lightly

[@alexspeed8888]

I can pay with € in Epic or £ in microsft store. What are you talking about?

[@fidelis--ddd]

He means, steam allows you to pay an affordable amount in your own currency, no matter how obacure it may be (with some exceptions), like people have abused this before and used a vpn to get lower prices. What is even crazier is that it's not steam itself that does this, they allow the game's developers to chose.

[@sertdemir7138]

@@alexspeed8888 there is other currencies than euro and dolar dude.

[@Draxzz.]

if it wasn't for regional prices i would still be pirating games

[@h3ru_art358]

@@alexspeed8888 What am I supposed to do if I live in Peru and use Soles??? Or literally any other currency, my man we game too

[@gp-1542]

“One thing that we have learned is that piracy is not a pricing issue. It’s a service issue. The easiest way to stop piracy is not by putting antipiracy technology to work. It’s by giving those people a service that’s better than what they’re receiving from the pirates.” ~Gabe Newell

[@applehazeva2739]

Truer than anything As a Veteran pirate i can only say, i have a proud 44 Games Libary for less than 250€

[@MrToddino]

This is why pirating movies or just buying DVD's has/is/will continue to make a comeback because all these different streaming services chop up the experience and service in a frustrating way. I'm glad valve is smart enough to not go for something like that

[@jktech2117]

piracy isnt a problem.. if u wanna test a game before buying... u can just do it... markus notch himself when he owned minecraft agreed with minecraft piracy to people test the game... because he knew his game is good and just for this reason people that pirate it will someday buy... being honest is the best marketing ever... the probably most pirated game ever is also the most sold one. minecrat only anti piracy measure is servers like hypixel and launcher like curseforge

[@keyrifnoway]

Exactly, 100% not pricing issue, thats why 3rd world countries earn 350 euros per month and spend 60€ on ONE GAME

[@jktech2117]

@@keyrifnoway 350 euros is too much in brazil lol.. our minimum wage is 230. 350 is the average.. most dont gain more than this... and welp... we barely can buy electronics because theyre almost double the price from US and other countries because we pay +60% of product price+shipping and when happen of the shipping be close to the product value.... then we are even more screwed lol lets put in this case: a gpu is $200, the shipping is $100 so togther its $300 now with the taxes the price turn into $480 welcome to brazil

[@joedou7glas200]

So bassicaly: Very convienient Massive library You can publish games without being a massive company Community hub is nice Whole lot of quality of life/ nice features Mods Gabe

[@theoriginalstarwalker4357]

GabeN

[@julianle1803]

@@theoriginalstarwalker4357 gaben*

[@ozvoid1245]

@@julianle1803 GabeN

[@lsmer8994]

@@julianle1803 GabeN*

[@Guakkey]

gabe is def the most important part

[@CrazyGamerDude17]

Things great about steam: 1. Valve actually makes their own games and doesn’t just buy the rights to other games 2. They allow you to trade in-game items and trading cards 3. They have community driven guides to games 4. You can gift games and gift cards to friends 5. You can use skins to change the look of steam 6. Music player in game 7. Browser in game 8. Allows mods on the marketplace to sometimes be bought but usually free 9. Occasional free games 10. Sales for important events 11. Events with prizes (usually a badge, some trading cards, profile accessories and emoticons)

[@victorjohnson5646]

"valve actually makes their own games" hmm yes

[@Zuamzaka]

@@victorjohnson5646 tf2, half life series, portal series, left for dead games

[@swaggerdagger8976]

its honestly shocking how steam has managed to be the only digital game store with no gigantic flaw that makes it annoying

[@lilixpictures6128]

Is there any major flaw with GOG? I use it from time to time and I've never had bad experience with it. Imo, when it comes to PC game launchers/digital game stores, it's right behind Steam.

[@tenthirtyseven-v1]

The only thing I can think of is user tags? Searching for games by user tags often ends up with stuff like Witcher 3 as a 3d platformer.

[@flyingrat492]

Counterpoint: the mobile app

[@marcelosoares7148]

@@lilixpictures6128 yeah, in some areas they are better than steam (seeking developers to resell delisted games) and they pre patch some old games with community made fixes. The only thing they are lacking in my opinion is a mobile app.

[@moister3727]

DRM which GOG doesn't have

[@thiagomanno_c]

my favorite part are the silly little events that come with the sales, mainly for the rewards and how easy is to customize the profile

[@EZ-Flix]

One of my favorite things about Steam is the workshop for games (and that)

[@galihgalileohartanto9988]

@@EZ-Flix true, valve is literally the only game company that fully embrace the modding community. The workshop page is the only reason why i dont pirates steam games

[@WiseMysticalTree4]

My name🧡

[@EZ-Flix]

@@WiseMysticalTree4 go somewhere else

[@thiagomanno_c]

@@WiseMysticalTree4 RATIO

[@theunderagebartender8605]

Sadly, as someone who started gaming on console, the swap from Xbox’s sheer simplicity and ease of access to steam’s giant and (to me) weirdly laid out menus was and still sometimes is a pain. But once you get in game and fix the always horrible default binds, it is absolutely incredible!

[@henrynelson9301]

What part of Steam are you talking about

[@Beengus]

This fool ain't very intelligent

[@asfdasdhjh7560]

Use big picture mode then, its like a console

[@yes-lfs]

@@asfdasdhjh7560 big picture is basically just windows media center, but for steam. i mean, you can actually call any console UI "windows media center but for [CONSOLE]"

[@gamerpolice8235]

I get you, I used to think it was complicated till I got used to it

[@Sirebellum1337]

My personal favorite thing about steam is how the interface looks great, not corporate oversimplified and "slick". (Also it doesn't change every other year which is great)

[@alexspeed8888]

In my opinion it looks unintuitive, old and messy. But you be you

[@Sirebellum1337]

@@alexspeed8888 In what way would you say it's any of those things

[@phantommontalbanoinc.447]

I love the steam interface as well,It Looks So late 2000's Early 2010's And I Wish They Will never change It,Its too iconic To be changed

[@raandomplayer8589]

> changes every sale Then again, that's just the.. home page? Landing? Idk

[@wompstopm123]

@@alexspeed8888 when you do learn how to navigate it you can rest assured that it is going to remain that way.

[@intergalacticballisticmissile]

GOG is fricking awesome due to being DRM-Free while also allowing you to make backup installers of games. So GOG doesn`t deserve this...at all.

[@purple6012]

Steam and gog are the only good launchers.

[@WMan37]

GOG steadfastly refuses to make a linux launcher, and they're not as DRM free as they used to be, for example, they let Hitman 3 onto the store before they removed it after backlash, and some games now require GOG galaxy for multiplayer functionality which if you play multiplayer games is not really any more or less "DRM free" than steam is.

[@DoxxBoxx]

@@WMan37 issue 1: you are using linux

[@joris4235]

@@WMan37 linux thumbs down

[@WMan37]

@@DoxxBoxx Well, the good news is, you don't have to use linux yourself, that's something for me to worry about. The bad news is, GOG not making a linux client means that people are not playing going to be playing their GOG games that require Galaxy for multiplayer on a steam deck, and also people are being robbed of options to use things they like as a result. However you feel about linux, it's never a good thing to be robbed of options. Options are the whole reason we use things that aren't steam to begin with. Steam is perfectly serviceable, but if you're using GOG to begin with that means Steam is lacking something you want so you bought a particular game there. It's the same principle for Linux vs. Windows. Windows is perfectly servicable just like Steam is, but GOG has some nifty features just like Linux does.

[@dial4forIV]

Steam is my go to for pc games, and I can just appreciate how beginners friendly steam is with community markets, modding and more! also I LOVE the thumbnail art for this video, cant wait to see more art from foekoe!

[@triledink]

I remember those times when you could win free games on steam on certain events back in the day. Also Steam would also pretty much count as a social media platform with all the community tabs and group chats it has. Also I know sometimes publishers makes games free for a limited time (that if you add it to your account you get to keep the game forever, but im not talking about that.

[@user-iz5pd7tj6q]

Yea but it would be hard to do that becaus of bot accounts and stuff

[@A-Warthog-cc1wm]

They did that with ark so I picked it up while I could

[@julhizantwo2277]

Filled my account with 50 freebies while only buy 3 games

[@poolpisser9000]

i did that with ark and mafia and battlestar galactica deadlock (haven't played ark of battlestar galactica yet though)

[@BU-FL]

This is one of the best vids you've released so far. The editing and jokes are on point

[@Lucky_Pro10]

Bro spitting facts!!

[@thespyfromteamfortress2149]

@@Lucky_Pro10 this ain't droplets he spitting, it's an entire canyon

[@Lucky_Pro10]

@@thespyfromteamfortress2149 Yeah you are right!

[@jandamz1119]

funnily enough, when people mention the 30% cut Steam gets from being a Dev as a counterpoint especially when comparing it to like Epic's 12% cut, that argument does not cut it when you realize that the 30% comes with stuff that eases and helps a dev create a community for their product and even help in the process of creating content for said product as the dev; that and 30% percent being industry standard but hey. 12% to get your product in the store... and... _checks notes_ Ah yes, have the ability to monitor reviews for the product. Meanwhile, sure they get 30% but I get access to frameworks and a dedicated modding hub? Oo Discussion Boards, Groups, and Guide Boards too? I can grow a community for my product in just one app rather than have it scattered? I don't have to rely on third party sites and softwares to be able to expand community reach? Oh my god they even have a premade support page for general common problems. Also people forget that Steam doesn't only host games; They can host music, videos, art, and best of all, other Software that are not entirely games. Blender, Vegas Pro, hell the one app a ton of people use, Wallpaper Engine, is on Steam as well.

[@Darca1n]

Also, Epic has literally stated that 12% is not sustainable. You bet your ass that Epic wouldn't be charging only 12% on EGS if they were the dominant PC platform.

[@ozvoid1245]

I never thought about that actually, you have a very good point. Sometimes a higher price to something can mean a better service.

[@Kralledd]

Not to mention that steam only charges 30% once your game has hit specific sales numbers, below which theyll charge substantially less while still giving you access to everything steam has to offer. (And while not being much, they dont even charge you anything until you made more money back than the fees for putting your game up have cost you in the first place, but thats only a few hundred anyway.)

[@melanch0lycat5393]

And that's not even mentioning the fact that publishing your game on steam substantially increases its chances of being found by people and potentially succeeding. The sheer number of people who use steam is an advantage in of itself for game developers.

[@gtgunar]

they even hosted Game Maker:Studio itself

[@normienormie9425]

GOG= Retro games Steam=Anything else Also fun fact: Steam was HATED when it originally started because you had to have it to play counter strike or half life

[@BonW]

Now basically everybody has it. Whenever I get a new laptop the first thing I do is install Chrome, and then immediately use Chrome to install Steam.

[@GraveUypo]

yep i fucking hated steam in 2004. it took until 2008 for me to install it, i just flat out refused to comply with their retarded mandatory DRM. honestly, still not a fan, but i've learned to live with it. besides, back then there were literally no benefits to steam like there are now. it was just a stupid resource hog DRM. kinda like denuvo

[@funnycatenjoyer2758]

@@BonW now that's how you setup a computer

[@slamshift6927]

@Laserdisc9X Eh, most programs seem bloaty, because they have an oversized reserved RAM buffer that Windows manages. Launch a game and you'll quickly see other programs' RAM footprints shrinking down as Windows reprioritizes resources.

[@TheDefender123Plays]

Yeah. Also, all the fallout games are on GOG save for fallout 4

[@biggsV3]

I agree with everything except guides being useful. So many of them are painfully unfunny "joke" guides like how to shoot your gun that end up clogging up space for actual guides

[@007megaoof]

Tbf the guides that are useful are super useful

[@massiveidiot77]

steam guides are 50% troll guides, 30% bait guides and 20% I can teach you how to do a no-hit elden ring run by just reading a few paragraphs

[@kablasm0]

I really use disscussions tab for needing help with x and y thing, guides thing p much sums up why I don't use it lmao

[@kotomishione]

Huh i wasn't that much into guides unless it was SFM :p

[@ShyGuyShow]

You can search for the specific guide you want in the search bar

[@M.C.unofficiallyOfficial]

Foekoe try not to talk about a valve related product (hard)

[@Iawait]

fr

[@DemarcusJ3]

yeah

[@Mcgm7]

True

[@stickproducerdataarchives8071]

true

[@Lefty9678]

Lmao ikr

[@RayanfhoulaBR]

If Epic games started giving both more money to devs and outright free games and people still prefer steam, it's really more than enough proof

[@gomango99]

Yeah but I never spend money on PC games so Epic all the way for me

[@mr.holodoc7406]

@@gomango99 So you don't even at all support the Devs?

[@gomango99]

@@mr.holodoc7406 I do, i just spend enough money on other platforms that its really nice to just have a launcher that gives free games. Also by downloading the game when its free, it will be on featured when the sale is over because of how many people downloaded it

[@dr_birb]

@@gomango99 why would anyone buy it on sale when everyone got it for free? EGS has 2 users: fortnite players and people that hoard free games that they might not even play. That's why EGS itself is loosing money.

[@cinemalazare4850]

@@mr.holodoc7406 thats a fucked up way to look at it. oh no you didnt support devs!!!11! its not like they agreed to make the game free on the launcehr!1!1!! hun dun waaahhh!!!

[@11annguyen]

i love the fact that you can share your steam library to other people using steam family sharing. i mean you do have to log in to their PC and turn it on but its so nice to be able to share your steam games to friends and they can try out the games that you've bought.

[@mlk_713]

Steam actually improved their power user experience to a level that nothing else is really at right now. It's great, and really makes it feel like they care for the consumer. Also, I saw Gato Roboto in that library. Fine taste dude.

[@SmashKid15]

Add one more thing to that list of why Steam is awesome! You can import your non-Steam games and set it up controller support, which is super handy! Edit-grammar

[@nix3l_]

one of my favourite things steam has done is proton. it made gaming on linux just as easy - if not better - than on windows.

[@_piulin_]

same for me

[@ITS_MysteR]

Me suffering my ass off on a MacBook

[@pessoahumildedainternet9674]

Friendly reminder: yes Steam is the best PC game shop, but do not become a Valve fanboy because of that

[@77wolfblade]

dont become a fanboy of any business.

[@raffandbotnik]

become a fanboy of valve and valve only

[@PolishGigaChad180]

try and stop me

[@Justalilsilly]

Ima pretend like I didn't see that

[@kaimacdonald3006]

yes, you become a valve fanboy because they have some amazing games

[@NunnyNugget]

Just wanted to take a second to appreciate how awesome the thumbnail is and the character design of Steam it just looks amazing

[@semioval]

Keep yourself safe

[@JoThNoMi]

@@semioval what?

[@nikos.pancakes_]

@@JoThNoMi look at the first letter in every word

[@gold3883]

I agree

[@hatsfilps]

@@nikos.pancakes_ wait so it's Jwttastahattiatcdosijla?

[@Mr.Minnow]

I wouldn't mind giving the Steam guy in the thumbnail a quick smooch

[@OJWizzard]

Smash ngl

[@voidheart7425]

Gog is the number 1 store when it comes to being consumer friendly. Being able to play games I paid for without intrusive and performance reducing DRM is so nice

[@LegionIscariot]

Thats more on the publishers. Thats why so many games are not on GOG. Publishers dont like the idea of DRM-free. You can release a Steam game drm-free.

[@voidheart7425]

@@LegionIscariot yes but games that are both on steam and GOG are likely to have DRM on steam but not on GOG. You own a game on GOG, Steam can actually remove a game from your library given their ToS

[@yes-lfs]

I think GOG's main flaw is that it doesn't have DRM, the reason why I call it bad is because you can buy a game and then copy it around. That's why piracy is bigger on games that are on GOG.

[@gold571]

@@yes-lfs everything is pirated. drms make the experience worse for legal buyers

[@Cyanidedan]

@@yes-lfs Nowadays piracy is a thing on even the most biggest drms tbh

[@bonkycat914]

I mean... Thats where i bought these 5 master pieces -Terraria -Dont Starve -Hollow knight -Binding of Isacc -Cuphead

[@nuclearbomb9483]

I have all of them except Isaac, I should really buy it

[@Kralledd]

@@nuclearbomb9483 you really should

[@MiguelAngel-go4ck]

@@nuclearbomb9483 prepare to buy like 12 dlcs to get the full game

[@TheBloopers30]

@@MiguelAngel-go4ck Base Rebirth is still good but yeah it can get a confusing

[@Fabled_Adventure_Girl_Kanna]

I never thought about how great steam really is. Thanks for this surprisingly eye opening video! 👍

[@PekeUranga]

foekoe thank you so much for listing the outro music in the description, i instantly fell in love with the game and its music and bought it (on steam !!! 🤯)

[@TioRata]

GOG is also a good storefront, although it can't compete with Steam, it's a very good complement for getting the best versions of some old games which have dogshit Steam builds (e.g. Crysis 1 Steam build still having SecuROM or Fallout 3 Steam build still having GFWL 🤮), it also has some exclusives like Diablo or the old Mortal Kombat games, and the biggest sell point of GOG is that MOST (some games still have DRM remnants like FEAR) of the titles are DRM-free, so you get true ownership of the digital license you bought. The launcher isn't a big deal but it looks nice, works most of the time and it has some features that Steam doesn't have like linking other launcher accounts or being to rollback to previous game versions.

[@test_account939]

im pretty sure fallout 3 doesn’t have gfwl on steam anymore

[@DartusMonkus]

Steam:Lets make a good discount %60 Game stores: DİSCOUNT İS DİSCOUNT

[@sho.sinha_]

Steam is great, but that's just not true. The epic games store has sales just as frequently as steam and often gives away free coupons, and you can't forget the free games they give away every week, from small indie titles to big AAA games.

[@smudgybard8983]

GOG game sales are also pretty generous.

[@DartusMonkus]

@BlazeX777 But some stores never doing any sales

[@smudgybard8983]

@@DartusMonkus Could you list a couple that don't have sales?

[@DartusMonkus]

I am trying to say steam makes better discounts and deals I know game stores like epic games and GOG make good discounts and I think I need to Change the comment

[@shrugs3233]

If there's one thing that i respect about valve, it's how big steam has gotten without being greedy

[@Masthegreatest08]

The only bad thing is quality control being relaxed other than that it's perfect

[@urbanfrog]

Steam is greedy, they just do it in very hidden and subtle ways

[@drinkwatrr9883]

They are pretty greedy with developers, they ask for 30% royalties to put your game on the platform where for example the Epic Games Store asks for 12%

[@chaotic6107]

@@drinkwatrr9883 30% is literally the industry standard - other than epic and microsoft I'm pretty sure all other digital storefronts take a similar cut. Steam also actually provides useful features for that 30% cut (workshop, remote play, etc); Epic doesn't, and the only reason they can sustain the 12% cut is because of Fortnite, while Microsoft is able to sustain it because, well, they're a tech behemoth.

[@drinkwatrr9883]

@@chaotic6107 I didn't know that and it's a fair point but I still think that taking 30% revenue is still a lot no matter what platform it is, especially when you consider how many other things developers have to pay for including engine and software licenses, marketing, etc. I just think 30% is a greedy standard

[@flumpicesphone2490]

That drawing of steam in the thumbnail is hella creative, props

[@justarandomidiot6701]

2:44 This part is extremely frustrating, as someone who has a friend that wanted to play fall guys together I was like "Ok sure Ill just download it", and then I found out I had to use epic games store, not only is it frustrating but (Im not really sure why) I always found the epic games store extremely sketchy

[@ali32bit42]

the epic games store is pretty much spyware for china. you are right to think its sketchy

[@Fredo22]

you forgot to mention that steam support is actually useful, one time my steam got hacked and I contacted steam support, and I got my account back and the hacker got banned

[@ardishco]

Steam is supreme because they support the communities. This is evident by their interest in Linux, they open source their tools and clients and yes, Steam deck running a modified version of Arch Linux is enough evidence that they love working with the people that support them.

[@Sam_The_Game_Dev]

Coincidentally I'm moving to PC today and just created my steam account, couldn't agree more

[@notbean43]

Welcome. Hope you enjoy the pc master race experience!

[@plantplayer303]

I can reccomend few games, Devil May Cry (i reccomend starting from HD Collection, first 3 games with better resolution) Plants vs Zombies (GOTY) Counter Strike: Global Offensive (reccomended with prime but you can play it without it) and Team Fortress 2

[@Sam_The_Game_Dev]

@@plantplayer303 sure will

[@nuclearbomb9483]

Get some money quick, you joined in the middle of the biggest sale of the year

[@limemyth]

this is so awesome man, enjoy the ride and some great games

[@kataklysmic]

I think my wallet starts crying and cowering in a corner when summer comes along

[@kodatboi8299]

He forgot that Xbox will give the achievement at least 15 mins later

[@ThatNormalBunny]

Or days later when you're trying to sleep and late at night you hear the diamond achievement sound go off and get woken up by it -_-

[@kittenzrulz2314]

As a Linux user, Steam is the greatest piece of software for gaming ever released on Linux. Because of Proton and the way it promotes Linux I can play games that normally I would never have access to. On top of that because of Steam sales, I was able to get the entire Doom franchise for $20 and the Wolfenstein collection for $15. With the release of the Steam Deck soon I will not only be able to play games on any device but also anytime and anywhere. I will receive my Steam Deck in Q3 and I wait every day for it. When my keyboard recently broke I ordered a Steam controller and although not arrived yet I look forward to playing games with it. Portal 2 is one of the greatest games of all time and Half-Life 2 is a masterpiece. I'm still playing through episode 1 and soon ill start episode 2. The PC gaming market is looking bright and hopefully SteamOS takes off on the desktop.

[@eldoonsnoodles]

GOG is really good for playing old games without having to patch them to run on the latest version of windows

[@monmagog]

I really like steam. The idea of selling stuff that you get in game is just so great to me, even though nobody is buying my Winter 2021 Cosmetics Cases like I know it’s garbage but I need to buy a cosmetic and I am a few cents short

[@CapnLexCrunch]

Didn't even mention Proton and their remarkably successful push to make Linux into a legitimate gaming platform. Not a moment too soon, either. Never been happier since ditching Windows.

[@anonymouspikminguy]

linux users 🤓

[@CapnLexCrunch]

🐧

[@dabetatesta]

Arch BTW 🐧

[@Louis-ok3ry]

@@anonymouspikminguy "linux users 🤓" 🤓

[@ThompYT]

Steam deck gamers unite

[@FaultyTwo]

We wouldn't have all of this if it weren't for our lord and savior, Gaben.

[@PineappleDealer37]

"That one time valve tried to introduce paid mods which backfired" This is actually also a very good thing, because most companies would just see the profit option and say something like "Players don't know what is the best for them" and would try to force the idea onto the market. Valve did not. They understood that this idea was horrible, so they decided to back up from the idea. And, you know, you can't blame someone for attempting to do something new as long as they don't do the wrong thing twice. At least that's what I think :l

[@foundcrab4742]

For me, Steam is one of the most safest places to buy games

[@plantplayer303]

I mainly buy games on some websites because its just sometimes cheaper but its still very good, from buying prime in CS:GO you can buy other games like Stronghold or PvZ if you get good item drop

[@apotato-]

ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) was the first programmable, electronic, general-purpose digital computer made in 1945. It was Turing-complete and able to solve "a large class of numerical problems" through reprogramming. Although ENIAC was designed and primarily used to calculate artillery firing tables for the United States Army's Ballistic Research Laboratory (which later became a part of the Army Research Laboratory), its first program was a study of the feasibility of the thermonuclear weapon. ENIAC was completed in 1945 and first put to work for practical purposes on December 10, 1945. ENIAC was formally dedicated at the University of Pennsylvania on February 15, 1946, having cost $487,000 (equivalent to $5,900,000 in 2020), and was heralded as a "Giant Brain" by the press. It had a speed on the order of one thousand times faster than that of electro-mechanical machines; this computational power, coupled with general-purpose programmability, excited scientists and industrialists alike. The combination of speed and programmability allowed for thousands more calculations for problems. As ENIAC calculated a trajectory in 30 seconds that took a human 20 hours, one ENIAC could replace 2400 humans. ENIAC was formally accepted by the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps in July 1946. It was transferred to Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland in 1947, where it was in continuous operation until 1955.

[@postagestamp8365]

but can it run Doom?

[@bscitdev]

Steam is probably one of the best pc platforms out there, no doubt about it.

[@drnoname2098]

Thank you for The Omori background music, it will always be perfect

[@Sapphire-qo2ij]

2:58 “Nintendo is to afraid to touch a keyboard and mouse” This personally made my day.

[@Zerr988]

Thanks for making my day better man

[@SpikyBlade]

Today is a terrible day

[@ajdndbdjbdj]

The video didn't even started

[@0turi]

@@SpikyBlade yea

[@Zerr988]

@@SpikyBlade yeah

[@DukcSwitch]

You’re my favorite youtuber and I love your video’s because your a person I 86.742917% of the time agree with and you’re not forcing any opinions on anyone, you’re funny as freak and your accent is funky fresh. I’m always hyped for new uploads! Keep it up 🗿🗿🗿

[@helkindown]

I love steam for it's continuous support of Linux. I've been gaming on Linux for 2 and a half years and thanks to them, many game now just work. No question asked.

[@ВалентинаХристова-х4г]

The Best Tumnails i ever seen every video gets a million times more exciting just by looking at the tumnail and i have to say that your video are one of the best videos on KZbin.

[@wisp99]

Great video! One thing that was not mentioned in detail is the Steam store. It is very clear, adapts to your taste and shows you popular games, but also sometimes small games that are mega good. Also it shows user reviews, small videos when you mouse over the game are played, updates from developer that you can follow and much more. In addition, the library is also so very customizable. Custom groups, even dynamic groups, developer updates at the top and so much more. Steam does so many things right and does one thing especially right. You feel comfortable using Steam, not like Epic where you want to close the shit as soon as you pick up your free weekly game.

[@Miail7]

When a game launcher has that many features, that you can't mention in one video, you know that this game launcher is good. I am a proud fanboy of steam, but not a fanboy of VALVe. #SaveTF2

[@funnymomentsandoutofcontex595]

I do agree a lot with this video. The amount of stuff, features and details it has really do make it a heck of a charm. Especially just how easy it is and how vast it gets! I do use this to find some interesting games to check out, especially in the coming soon section. And boy do you find some charming things on this site!

[@exabyte909]

The thing I hate about epic, is that it takes like 5 minutes to load, while steam takes about 15-30 seconds. Epic also has barely any features other than games, no community interaction, so forum to discuss issues, etc.

[@dawidgrasza1992]

3:52 *Foekoe casually putting Call of Pripyat cuz Shadow of Chernobyl would fucking explode*

[@xgalaxy6035]

It’s nice to see you using omori and Bo en music, especially Bo en! His music is so good, and you can always tell it’s his.

[@barnsjohn]

That thumbnail tho 😩😩😩

[@lewis9s]

When I first went onto steam, I thought there would be no games I’m interested in as a Nintendo fan. *I’m happy to be wrong.*

[@funnycatenjoyer2758]

with sony putting a lot of their exclusives on steam and pretty much all of the good xbox games being available on game pass you don't really need any consoles outside of nintendo ones tbh

[@Ressayy5]

I think steam is simply ok. (i have brain damage, my parents abandoned me at the age of 4, i was adopted by james charles and i am a zoophile)

[@cosmicklampzy1222]

they turned steam into a hazbin hotel character

[@LilApe]

Ive been on steam for 15 years now, and have never been hacked. I've been on uplay and rockstar for only a 1/4 of that time, and already been hacked twice on uplay and three times on rockstar. I was hacked just last month on rockstar, and just a couple weeks later, i was hacked again and trying to get my account back now. Steam is the only option for PC gaming.

[@slamshift6927]

I love when people say "Of course it's better, it's been around longer", as if that's an excuse for other platforms to lack BASIC. FUCKING. SHIT.

[@tomas6621]

Yeach true the same thing vith linux firt vhen it hit in 2000 people where saing that it is shit but now windows 11 is shit so we come full cirkle.

[@do0nv]

Steam also has Proton which allows you to run windows games on Linux without shooting your foot.

[@LegoMan7597]

I honestly want Nintendo Switch exclusives to be ported to Steam

[@Terrabyte13]

Nintendo switch... "Exclusives"

[@speed3414]

Yuzu/Ryujinx + Steam ROM Manager will be the closest you'll get

[@MiguelAngel-go4ck]

All nintendo got is their ips lol you are asking them to commit corporate suicide

[@piteon3060]

the patapon soundtrack in the middle of the video brought out some heavy nostalgia

[@ClatterPix]

6:49 I absolutely love that lowering volume detail as you mention playing a game on origin messes with audio!

[@AAA-of9ct]

thanks for uploading today, my day was filled with garbage and you made it better :)

[@orbraude]

And you forgot family sharing which is great for trying games your friends bought

[@yooooo6296]

And avoiding bans

[@killingtime9283]

A big reason why I like steam is the amount of work that Valve has done to bring PC games to Linux. For that I'll be forever grateful.

[@redray2393]

The thumbnail art keeps getting better with each video, keep up the good work

[@Wazzack_1103]

Why does that thumbnail genuinely go hard?

[@adriahrin3284]

0:45 in my opinion there's room for debate, depending on the person you might go on trips or something commonly like that it might be better the nintendo switch to play or something like that (i say this as someone who does not go on trips often therefore i'm only saying it in a hypothetical case) fun fact: while writing this comment i forgot the steam deck was a thing

[@kittenzrulz2314]

Steam Deck is more portable than the Switch. Both of them aren't fitting in a pocket but while Nintendo expects you to throw a switch in a bag and potentially scratch the screen, Valve includes a carrying case with a pouch for accessories like a charger.

[@Kralledd]

There have been countless mini pcs over the years ^^ starting even as way back as DOS. Though tbh before the steam deck most werent really good for gaming ^^

[@TheLegendaryBillCipher]

The fact Epic Games of all companies think they're a competitor to Steam is the funniest thing I've ever heard. They haven't even made a good game yet.

[@ThatNormalBunny]

and their launcher/service as mentioned in this video is first class trash. The only good thing they do is hand out free games :)

[@luminosity01]

Well, they make the engine that pretty much powered 70% of AAA games lol

[@TheLegendaryBillCipher]

@@luminosity01 This is why I view them more as a software company.

[@luminosity01]

@@TheLegendaryBillCipher Actually, they do make unreal, fortnite, robo recall, gears of war so yes, they make good games

[@TheLegendaryBillCipher]

@@luminosity01 Unreal is a game _engine._ Let me know when they start moderating their games like an actual game company. Entirely, not partially.

[@avitld]

Steam is the best probably because it's one company who refuses to fall into corruption, they started by making games for fun, and made games with true love instead of just making trashy cash grabs. They also listen to the community and have great working conditions. So it's really well deserved to be number 1.

[@blindmario]

Why the hell do I never get notifications whenever videos come out!! I always get them like a day after!!

[@thenekokatze1141]

This video and Foekoe himself are very ROCK AND STONE, I like it

[@ShyGuyShow]

I simply fail to understand how anybody could prefer anything else

[@TheDefender123Plays]

GOG if the game is on GOG. Otherwise steam.

[@marceline546]

I see some people say Epic is comparable but it's just lacking so much that makes steam rise above the rest Oh, and I think it invades people's privacy, I remember seeing someone post about it updating their bank details without consent Silly little platform

[@dud5606]

Im sorry but GOG is actually really good. Not on the level of steam but being able to play old ass games without having to patch them is a godsend. Not to mention they have some stuff that isnt even on steam. Like Diablo or first 2 Warcraft games. Granted, if you can't deal with older games you probably dont care about those but to me, as a person who just got interested in playing old games that aren't available anywhere else, GOG is very good.

[@toxictincan]

Yoooooo great choice in music for the outro. Lovely Planet is such a banger of a game.

[@limeyell0w945]

gotta say, i like your video formula. while i enjoy long stuff, its a bit tiring. meanwhile, i dont short stuff because i can't put it on in the background for a while. 6-8 minutes is like a really nice middle ground, and you can make them pretty easily and upload often with some pretty nice editing. also, if you do eventually upload something super long, it will feel like a special occasion in a way.

[@R4izenn_]

"half life, portal" I mean they were made by valve and valve made steam, so It is pretty obvious it would be there.

[@yrm1594]

While steam is amazing for all its features, it will never match how based GOG is for having no DRM. Also gog is very easy to use and comfortable too. And they have their own unique features on gog galaxy like syncing all your libraries. Plus they give discounts to games sseth asks them to on command lol. I honestly don't get what you have against them.

[@snipuhh__enthusiast2736]

I fully agree with everything you mentioned in this video and frankly I'm part of the Steam hype train and I was gonna go on and say all about the flaws of scamming yet you also cover that which is cool, but I guess I'm just too baby to hold a steam account because the complexity is its downfall to me atleast, I simply woke up one day barely knowing what year we were in, got a scammy link on discord and i just lost my steam account. Even if I recover it what's the point? I can't know wether those guys removed all my games or not

[@sharp14x]

Are you gonna get surgery for that extra chromosome?

[@plantplayer303]

I don't think they can remove your games, only tradable items like skins in CS:GO

[@SkyLike442]

Just get your account back with the help of steam support . The scammers can't do anything on your account, can't delete games, can't trade items (7 days hold). Thay can use your steam balance if you have any but you can always get a refund. So there is not point in leaving the account

[@funnycatenjoyer2758]

they can't remove any games and from what i've experienced (as someone who has lost their steam account to a scammer before) steam support is really helpful when it comes to this type of thing the closest thing they can come to deleting your games is that free games can be removed from your account and steam inventory items can be traded away but other than that everything should be intact

[@deadclawh3851]

LOL LAST FRAME MADE ME LAUGH SO MUCH Also I saw you have All achivments in Rainworld! What a chad!

[@weezerfan28]

I got so happy when I heard the OMORI music

[@BarDocK_LSSJ]

Epic Games HAD the biggest potential to be a competitor to steam with the ridiculous amount of fortnite money they have but they just became lazy. Seriously so many basic features are missing from it that I feel like they could make it close to steam if they wanted to in a couple months (this applies only to epic tho since they like throwing money at games and they have near infinite supply it seems).

[@TheDefender123Plays]

I will never forgive them for cancelling Unreal Tournament 4

[@BarDocK_LSSJ]

@@TheDefender123Plays at least its still somewhat playable lol

[@anamusingidiot2565]

Honestly steam could have literally none of the stuff you mentioned outside of mod workshop/launchers and it'd probably still be the best.

[@tomokari215]

only problem with steam is download time and i need a bigger hard drive to play all of the games i get from steam sale

[@brodiemorris2081]

Ofc fokoe posts a video right before my 2 hour long flight takes off.

[@hogiemangarlic2741]

Steam is just that one buddy that always has whatever you need and is up for anything

[@BigOlRoundBoi]

A moment of silence for the people who had to wait 6 years to get another PvZ game on steam

[@gameartiste]

I would say there are a few problems with Steam which mostly affects game developers like with Steam taking a huge cut from what you make for just hosting it. Almost everything else is great though.

[@coadamolx0100]

they do but as someone said upove , steam only charges 30% once your game has hit specific sales numbers, below which theyll charge substantially less while still giving you access to everything steam has to offer. (And while not being much, they dont even charge you anything until you made more money back than the fees for putting your game up have cost you in the first place, but thats only a few hundred anyway.)

[@ItsHeroGamers]

Can we also take a moment to appreciate that Steam gives you the option to install skins for their interface? Like, not even just some slight recoloring, but one could make quite big changes to the interface using skins.

[@minigundozer14]

The end was awesome, I liked the outro

[@chadsouls9232]

this guys art gets better by the litaral second. keep this up foekoe i love and adore your work artwise and video wise!!!