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by lawl 1515 days ago
> There's been lots of criticism coming at Valve's management style over the years: There are many people who _hate_ it, but also many people who love it.

Looking at it as a consumer, Valve didn't get anything released for many years, which imo would point at there in fact being a problem. Not necessarily what this guy is claming, but there did seem to be issues.

They have shipped HL:A and Steam Deck now, so maybe they've solved it or are solving it.

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The measure of success for a corporation isn't number of products released, it's revenue/profit. Valve has higher revenue per employee than any other gaming company.

They have first mover advantage on a platform that's true, but even when competitors significantly undercut them they can't take any notable percentage of Steam market share. Epic is literally giving away free content every month and can't compete.