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>be Valve
>games should run on commodity x86 hardware
>games should run on multiple OS platforms
>games should support modding and user generated content
>users should be able to use any VR headset they want, use our OpenVR api
>users should be able to use any input device they want in general
>we even support the fucking GameCube controller
>we have DRM available on developer discretion, use it or not we don't care
>we don't give a fuck about what tools or libraries you use as developer but here are our recommendations
>we don't give a fuck if you release your game on other software stores
>we mostly don't give a fuck about the content of your game, just no blatant abuse

yeah they're totally a walled garden just like PlayStation, Xbox, Oculus or Apple since they're doing all these things too, right?

Steam is the least closed major proprietary software store available and actively working to enhance user choice