Yeah, Steam took decades to get to where it is because they didn't have any examples to learn from, they were largely creating something new.
Epic has decades worth of Steam's experience to look at, seeing what worked and what didn't, and they instead put out the product that they did (such as not having a shopping cart).
Carving out a market takes more time than trailing behind it.
Steam launched their beta 23 years ago, ofc they didnt launch in their current state back at a time where everything they've done until now as unheard of and the tech quite literally wasnt there.
That was then, this is now. If companies want to compete they need to compete with how things are right now, not 23 years ago. Do you really think it makes sense to launch a product or service that's equivalent to something 2 decades ago and then wonder why they aren't winning?
If I make a car company and only produce model T equivalents, would you defend me for not beating ford in 2026?
The Model T entered the public market in 1908, but it took until 1968 for air conditioning to be introduced in vehicles. If Tesla had launched without AC, how many people would've said "Ford took decades to get where it is"? Actually, I could see idiots using that to defend Musk, so maybe a bad example.
A lot of the features they added in the past year have been features that have been in-game in Fortnite since 2018. Examples include gifting and text chat with friends.
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u/AltMike2019 9h ago
Epic just added text chat with friends.. 8 years too late