I dont even get the thread at all..
99% of PC users wont be buying these optional high end video cards. Its not mandatory. Its not required. The most popular games you could play on a microwave and arent high end graphic intense. Not only that, the few people that would spend $500-600 on a video card, arent even happy about this decision as a whole. Its not like nVidia is receiving good response from this.. itd be different if people were lined out the doors like Apple releases a new high end phone, but people arent. The high prices are making even the biggest enthusiasts reconsider..
Then he brings up hacking and live streaming... I doubt someone would have a very long career (if you can call it that) in live streaming while being an obvious cheater.. the gaming community looks down upon hackers/cheaters..
and outside of Riot and Blizzard, what big game companies are not using Steam? Origin(EA) been around for a decade now, so cant complain about that. Blizzard has always been its own game launcher.. Who else is not using Steam??
then he compares it to people who argue about consoles. The difference between consoles and these video cards is, you can still game on PC, very high end or low end -- whatever you CHOOSE to do, still. In console gaming, its a prepackaged hardware where you are stuck with whatever the companies have put in it. I dont get the comparison at all.
Fallout usually comes out on its own platform (as did Elder Scrolls Online and other Bestheda titles) then releases on Steam later.. maybe new news to you, but its not actual a new practice from Bestheda..
Not every game always came out on Steam.. Arena.Net and Epic Games have always had their launchers as well..
You need to view Steam as more of a market place more so than a universal game launcher