GamersGate CEO Theo Bergquist has dinged Steam for going after too hardcore an audience. He also thinks that OnLive is a bad bet market-wise for its focus on technology rather than a business model.
“…everyone tends to just hail them. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Steam’s market share can only shrink. Just look at Origin,” said Bergquist. “It came from nowhere and is now a player in the industry. Steam is doing a good job for the super hard-core audience, but everyone knows that’s not where the money is. The market is mostly made up of people who buy 2-3 games a year and want a fast, easy and seamless way of buying games. They don’t want a bulky client.”
“Streaming or any other way of distributing a game is just technology, not something you build a business model around… As far as I know, OnLive still struggles with their revenue and business model,” added Bergquist. “In theory it’s a nice business, but is that really what the customers want or something made for VC-firms ”
Source: IndustryGamers {link no longer active}
