shio said:
Microsoft and Yahoo rejected Steam, says Valve
GamesIndustry.biz has learnt that Valve approached Microsoft and Yahoo - among others - to build Steam before deciding to develop it themselves.
Speaking in an interview, Valve's VP of marketing Doug Lombardi, described how the developer tried to convince other companies to build the gaming platform but was repeatedly rejected.
"You know, we went around to Yahoo, Microsoft...and anybody who seemed like a likely candidate to build something like Steam," he explained.
"We basically had our feature list that we wanted. We wanted auto-updating, we wanted better anti-piracy, better anti-cheat, and selling the games over the wire was something we came up with later.
"We went around to everybody and asked 'Are you guys doing anything like this?' And everyone was like 'That's a million miles in the future...We can't help you.'"
Steam now serves as a digital distribution platform selling over 300 titles and hosts a gaming community with over 15 million accounts. http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/microsoft-and-yahoo-rejected-steam-says-valve Thank you MS for rejecting Steam, because I wouldn't want your filthy paw prints in it |
The highlighted part makes me cringe. What kind of businessmen says that crap? Thats exactly when you want to get on board this kind of idea....well in advance so you can shape the market for yourself and have a massive headstart. Christ they deserved to get their asses kicked by Steam if thats what they hone
