Them selling games makes direct profit. Them improving a compatibility layer for another operating system creates more potential customers, sure. But it also lets people play most of their games from elsewhere too.
Proton isn’t a direct cash generator, it’s a fortunate bonus of them having so much money and nobody else to answer to.
Who said anything about them not making cash. Just that it isn’t their soul purpose. Their contributions to proton and stuff are helpful to everyone. And now it’s encouraging the likes of gog and epic to try, with varying levels of quality. But it’s something. It breaks us from the singular standard desktop gaming os.
Good luck. Hope you find what you need
On a scale of rich guys, he’s currently one that hasn’t done stuff to upset me. But of course, he’s no God. And the moment he or his company turn into soulless money whores, the trust will evaporate. But for now I’ll be happy that they’re contributing to things that don’t directly generate cash for them.
Legit, try talking. It isn’t fun to start but you’ll have a more solid answer to decide what you want. One thing I’ve learnt is communication isn’t always easy, but you can often settle things that have been left unspoken. I’m pretty oblivious when it comes to any sense of subtlety and I hate playing emotional games, so talking about it can help set clear guidelines about how you want the relationship to work.
If it turns out you both want different things, you have your answer.
Sounds like you need to have a conversation with her about it. See if you can find out why she responds that way. Can she not handle negative news? Does she just not care? Only way to find out is by having an honest conversation with each other. Just try not to put them on the defensive/attack otherwise it’ll be a fruitless conversation
I think the greatest strength valve has is being privately owned, rather than having to answer to investors. Combined with them genuinely appearing to care about the state of gaming, it’s a big thing. Especially with their contributions to open source and Linux gaming.
Microsoft and such are all about the money, quality assurance has quietly been abandoned over the years.
Here’s hoping we aren’t disappointed years from now.
With their patch quality over the last decade, that’s a pretty decent guess
I see where you’re coming from. I’m just preferring to enjoy the silver lining given how uncommon that is.