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0 pointsAeolun4mo ago0 comments

Plus a game catalog that stretches back some 30 years?

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More like 50 years if you consider emulators (RetroArch is available on Steam).

culi4mo ago

It doesn't even need to be available on Steam to be fair. You can run whatever games you want. You could even run a Nintendo Switch emulator if you want

pezezin4mo ago

True. And that is the strength of the PC platform, its openness and being able to run whatever you want.

wpm4mo ago

And +X years, because you could write your own games for it and install them without begging for permission from Valve.

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pezezin4mo ago

More like 50 years if you consider emulators (RetroArch is available on Steam).

culi4mo ago

It doesn't even need to be available on Steam to be fair. You can run whatever games you want. You could even run a Nintendo Switch emulator if you want

pezezin4mo ago

True. And that is the strength of the PC platform, its openness and being able to run whatever you want.

wpm4mo ago

And +X years, because you could write your own games for it and install them without begging for permission from Valve.

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