Nick Silich

So... real talk. I was against Steam in the early days. I thought a gaming platform was a terrible idea for the longevity of gaming itself. I was mad when I brought home my first game that didn't install off the disk, but rather downloaded directly from Steam instead. I grew frustrated as I watched all of gaming coalesce into one major ecosystem - I felt this was too much power for one organization to have over gaming itself, as other platforms simply failed to reach the expansive library Steam boasted. Years down the line, as we've seen literally every other gaming company seem to grow more and more awful, Steam has just been quietly continuing to do their thing, and in fact, releases features people actually genuinely ask for. They seem to treat their employees well, they haven't caved to exploitative policies, and they've become the home to most of my favorite games. So yeah. I'll probably pick up a Steam Machine when it comes out if I can afford it. What a wild, strange trip its been.