Bethesda.net is broken: Why game makers who abandon Steam need to get the basics right

Fallout 76 is not releasing on Steam. It’s perhaps not the best game of 2018 but it’s arguably one of the biggest, and it’s not coming to Valve’s storefront. Of course this has kicked off another wave of “Is Steam in trouble?” thinkpieces, the likes of which we haven’t seen since EA split off to make Origin. And hey, it is a big deal. Maybe Valve should take a look at why publishers are increasingly keen to part ways these days.This isn’t that article, though. No, I’m here to talk about the companies pulling away from Valve, Bethesda in particular. If you’re going to shoot at the king, you’d better not miss—and right now, Bethesda couldn’t come near the crown even with V.A.T.S. active.To read this article in full, please click here