@nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 2 years agoValve doesn't sell ad space on Steam so it can make room for surprise hits: 'We don't think Steam should be pay-to-win'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square153fedilinkarrow-up11.1Karrow-down10
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minus-square@BallShapedMan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish19•2 years agoThat’s the biggest piece, smaller but worth mentioning is they make money off of our purchases directly unlike Google.
minus-squareroguetricklinkfedilink8•2 years agoThat’s why they do promote say sales, because they still get the same cut and might see more revenue out of it. Selling general ads doesn’t fit with what they’re going for, but they do aggressively push ads.
minus-square@mihnt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•2 years agoYeah, but hardly aggressive. They only popup when you start steam. If you leave it running, even with the option on, you never see them.
minus-square@mihnt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoBoth still optional. You can easily turn off both boot with OS and the ads it’s serving. Aggressive to me is non-optional, in-your-face type crap.
That’s the biggest piece, smaller but worth mentioning is they make money off of our purchases directly unlike Google.
That’s why they do promote say sales, because they still get the same cut and might see more revenue out of it. Selling general ads doesn’t fit with what they’re going for, but they do aggressively push ads.
Which aggressive ads?
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Those can be turned off.
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Yeah, but hardly aggressive. They only popup when you start steam. If you leave it running, even with the option on, you never see them.
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Both still optional. You can easily turn off both boot with OS and the ads it’s serving.
Aggressive to me is non-optional, in-your-face type crap.