Valve gives up, will allow everything on Steam unless it's straight up illegal or "trolling"

[Mira Yurizaki]

https://steamed.kotaku.com/valve-says-it-will-now-allow-everything-on-steam-unles-1826612274

 

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In a blog post musing on the difficulty of deciding on a case-by-case basis what should and should not be allowed on Steam, Valve’s Erik Johnson explained that the company does, in fact, have a team of humans that looks at “every controversial title submitted to us,” and employees frequently disagree like Steam users do. “The harsh reality of this space, that lies at the root of our dilemma, is that there is absolutely no way we can navigate it without making some of our players really mad,” Johnson wrote.

 

And so, Valve has come to a conclusion: allow everything, but give users tools to avoid the games they find most egregious.

 

“We’ve decided that the right approach is to allow everything onto the Steam Store, except for things that we decide are illegal, or straight up trolling,” said Johnson. “Taking this approach allows us to focus less on trying to police what should be on Steam, and more on building those tools to give people control over what kinds of content they see.”

Though there's the caveat that "everything" is still subject to the local laws.

[bellabichon]

Finally I can enjoy my anime tiddies without Valve getting in my way!

[Radium_Angel]

1 minute ago, bellabichon said:

Finally I can enjoy my anime tiddies without Valve getting in my way!

Set up steam under linux and look at the game titles. 90% are "visual novel" type of games.

[WereCat]

Hell yes!

[bellabichon]

2 minutes ago, Radium_Angel said:

Set up steam under linux and look at the game titles. 90% are "visual novel" type of games.

Visual novel, you say? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[Radium_Angel]

1 minute ago, bellabichon said:

Visual novel, you say? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Yeah, you know the games. Anime porn wrapped into a "dating" simulator.

[bellabichon]

2 minutes ago, Radium_Angel said:

Yeah, you know the games. Anime porn wrapped into a "dating" simulator.

It kinda sucks, because some good games, like DDLC (Doki Doki Literature Club) happen to fall under the umbrella of 'Visual Novel,' and they sometimes get crushed under the wave of borderline porn.

[Radium_Angel]

1 minute ago, bellabichon said:

It kinda sucks, because some good games, like DDLC (Doki Doki Literature Club) happen to fall under the umbrella of 'Visual Novel,' and they sometimes get crushed under the wave of borderline porn.

I'll take your word for it.

The state of gaming under linux is getting better but a lot of it is still what I described