Then why doesn’t steam on PC charge a monthly fee to use it’s many extensive services? Just because they’ve given a reason for charging for something, doesn’t mean we need to accept it blindly.
Because Steam wants your business. They offer their services in exchange for you buying more games on their platform. Initially they made these services for their own in-house developed games on the platform.
It honestly makes sense to pay for a service that needs maintenance in perpetuity.
Then why doesn’t steam on PC charge a monthly fee to use it’s many extensive services? Just because they’ve given a reason for charging for something, doesn’t mean we need to accept it blindly.
Because Steam wants your business. They offer their services in exchange for you buying more games on their platform. Initially they made these services for their own in-house developed games on the platform.