[itomato]

For people who are already throwing money at Valve on a monthly subscription and might otherwise have bought something from Sony or Microsoft, or more likely, will also buy something from Sony or Microsoft.

The consumerist mindset accepts this device.

[marc_g]

There's no monthly sub for Steam.

[itomato]

All games are free then?

[Tangurena2]

Very few games are free. Otherwise they range from $0.99 to $90-ish. Sometimes I get a bunch from Humble Bundle deals. Sometimes I buy something that looks interesting but never play it.

[petu]

How's that relevant?

There's no Steam subscription of any kind to access your library. Whether you're spending $0 on average year, or $300 -- you get to access your Steam library the same.