Steam Should Be a Seperate Company?

simoniker writes "As part of a larger in-depth interview over at Gamasutra, 3D Realms' Scott Miller has called for Valve's Steam digital distribution service to spin off as a separate company, suggesting: 'I would rather there emerge a leader in the market that isn't associated with a game company.' He further adds: 'I'm not a big fan of using Steam, because I'm not a fan of a strong competitor of ours having access to our download stats and revenue totals. I'd rather keep that private. Not only that, but we're lining their pockets as well.'"

Well...

[mobby_6kl]

the solution is simple: release Duke Nukem Forever with its own game download service!

Steam should be a seperate country

[Timesprout]

Then they can declare war on Vapour.

Pre-emptive Strike Time

[PingSpike]

Duke Nukem Forever must actually be getting close to release for real this time. He's already starting making excuses for its impending failure!

Re:Well...

[rwven]

Well, the first step in that process would be to release Duke Nukem Forever. :-P

Also, with as delayed as it's been, is it really wise to start building a distribution architecture this late in the game?

And....do we really want another steam? Yeah it works fine now but does anyone remember the hades that people had with it in its early days?