What do you think of Steam Direct?

[Stormwiz]

@ambershee;664550

If you have a game that is worth at least $10,000, you can find the money to get it on Steam. If you don’t think you can find $10,000, your game does not belong on Steam - it’s really that simple. I’ve already said there are many routes to obtaining that fee, such as small business loans, angel investors, crowdfunds, and of course traditional publishing deals. If you find you cannot get one of these you may want to re-evaluate your business plans, as they are probably not realistic.

It’s nothing to do with being rich or poor, there are ways to market if you have a quality product that will sell.

If the barrier to entry for Steam is low enough that everyone can afford to buy in with minimal or no commitment on their part, it’s useless for you anyway, because it will be same barrage of terrible content every day, and your product will be completely buried on the day it arrives, never selling a single copy anyway. This is what is already happening on Steam with a $99 buy-in and Greenlight in the way - there are literally over 100 games being pushed on there daily at present, and nearly all of them aren’t worth the time they take to download.

You know how ridiculous you sound? I can’t believe what you’re saying.
Since when does it require an indie team to shell out any amount of cash to publish a game? Steam is too lazy to do what Epic is doing now with content review. The Greenlight was a nice idea, but is now out of control.
This is partly due to the industry getting easier for developers to make games. Game engines are easier to master these days and content can be bought almost anywhere. It used to be where it would cost you and arm and a leg to hire a designer or programmer. Just because it is easier does not mean is not exhausting having to learn all new things. A single developer or small team has to grind and learn all facets of game design. Let’s just make it a little harder for that poor kid in China that’s been watching Youtube videos for two years and now wants to publish his game. Oops sorry it’s gonna run you $500 to $1000.

Just because Steam is imposing these fees does not mean the whole world needs to march to the beat of their drum.