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Steam is Finally Coming To China But Chinese Gamers Don't Want It (abacusnews.com)
Valve officially announced this week the arrival of Steam China in Shanghai. But Chinese gamers are telling the PC gaming platform to "get lost!" From a report: One of the most upvoted comments wrote, "Steam China get out of China." It's important to point out that gamers are directing their anger at Steam China, not Steam. In fact, Chinese gamers love Steam... the global version of it, anyway. There are an estimated 30 million Chinese users playing games on the platform -- games which otherwise aren't officially available in China.
But that's exactly why they fear the launch of Steam China, which is a joint venture between Valve and Chinese company Perfect World. Gamers worry that not only will Steam China be a heavily censored platform with a much smaller lineup of titles; worse yet, it might also be the trigger for the government to ban the global version of Steam.
But that's exactly why they fear the launch of Steam China, which is a joint venture between Valve and Chinese company Perfect World. Gamers worry that not only will Steam China be a heavily censored platform with a much smaller lineup of titles; worse yet, it might also be the trigger for the government to ban the global version of Steam.
They LIKE their government. For some reason you believe the Chinese is system is imposed on the Chinese people. And before you bring up Tianenmen square (which was over 20 years ago) I will just say: yellow vest.
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Currently, there are no Steam forum rules specifically protecting females/women/girls from attacks, degrading posts, and misogyny. I posted a request for a rule addition and it was locked the first day.
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