Steam should sell anime V.2

[Welp]

Alright we are back at it, using info from the previous responses I’ve refined the strategy.

I’m sure ima get flamed for this but whatever, people just wanna hate on things to hate I guess.

So the larger issue was the reliance on CR or even Sony like last time I guess, so instead of partnering up with said companies Valve should go back to the tried and true of what made Steam what it is today.

Create their own media, at first.

A little history for those who don’t know, (and I’m sure most of you do) valve made a game, and they decided to sell it on a digital store front, a risky endeavor back then for sure, especially with download rates as it was. But it worked, people loved the game, so they put more on, and eventually started putting other people’s games up.

Now it’s a power house in video game distribution, inspiring (for better or for worse) other companies to create their own digital store fronts.

Steam could possibly copy that same approach and create a media market that would be enticing for other companies to partner with them.

Now the cons for this cause I just know that’s what you’re all gonna focus on.

1.)A considerable investment in creating the first show/s (whether it’s anime or NA style media)
2.) it’s taken steam 20 years to get to this point as is, and while I’m positive they can do it again much faster, it’s still gonna be 5 years to get a solid footing.
3.) the chance that the project can go up in flames at the very start depending on the quality of the product.

Now for the Pros

1.) a market for downloadable digital media where millions of people have already trusted thousands of dollars each, one would assume they’d continue to trust in Steam with their money.

2.) the possibility to turn the Steam platform, especially on their phones, into a streaming or video watching (after download) platform for their videos (and even music since Steam sells that)

Hit me with you got

[eram]

same as the other thread

[Welp]

How to say “I didn’t read either thread”
Without saying “I didn’t read either thread”

[Princess Luna]

Are you keep farming awards? No way Steam will sell anime

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@luna this is just fun for me, brain storming ideas.

Explain why would steam never sell video media? They have tried once already.

[Zarineth]

I'm not against, but I doubt Valve is interested in non-gaming stuff anymore.

Nguyên văn bởi Welp:

@luna this is just fun for me, brain storming ideas.

Explain why would steam never sell video media? They have tried once already.

That's a pretty good reason for them to not do it again. They already tried and weren't happy with the outcome.

[Welp]

@zari that was the subject of my last post, this is a drastically different strategy though, one that’s worked before for them.

[Welp]

To further clarify, they can follow the current anime trend, find a popular light novel that’s not already snatched up and adapt it like they did for solo leveling, Kaiju 8, and a few others.

[Brian9824]

Nguyên văn bởi Welp:

To further clarify, they can follow the current anime trend, find a popular light novel that’s not already snatched up and adapt it like they did for solo leveling, Kaiju 8, and a few others.

Because they've found a strategy that works better for them. Rather then do anime it would make more sense to partner with indie dev's to fund their game. There is so much competition for anime among the existing platforms that its not cost effective to try to squeeze into that market

[Welp]

@brian good point, if we where talking completely about streaming. But we are also talking about purchasing digital copies. There is no strong market place for that at this moment, it is not easy to purchase digital copies of anime, especially the older ones.

[Welp]

Creating anime is just a vessel for steam to become a standalone store front for digital video media downloads, just like they did with half life

[eram]

steam sells games its not a 1 stop shop for all your media

[BJWyler]

Nguyên văn bởi Welp:

@luna this is just fun for me, brain storming ideas.

Explain why would steam never sell video media? They have tried once already.

Exactly. They tried and it failed. When you try to become a Jack of all Trades, you are a Master of none, and end up with mediocrity, which serves no one.

A successful business knows when to focus on a single market to ensure a profitable bottom line year after year. Valve knows it's business, and anyone with even basic business acumen knows they have carved out their niche so to speak, here in the Digital Gaming Distribution space and it would be follie to branch out into another space where the margins simply do not have a good ROI when you need to compete with the already established powerhouses, just like other gaming platforms have learned when trying to take on Steam.

If you want to have fun and get your jollies coming up with fantasy scenarios, we'll there's plenty of blogging sites specifically designed for one to fantasize to one's content. Here, it's just boorish nonsense.

[Zarineth]

Nguyên văn bởi Welp:

@zari that was the subject of my last post, this is a drastically different strategy though, one that’s worked before for them.

Well, as I said, I'm not against the idea of anime on Steam. If they decide to do it, I will be happy. I just don't have high hopes for it.

[Welp]

@zari, yeah it probs won’t happen but I just like talking about it, any suggestions to improve the idea?

[Mad Scientist]

Not sure why so many insist on turning Steam into an "everything" client.
They sell video games as their primary method of operation. This also includes software; products that need a PC.

There are plenty of services for anime as-is, including Prime, Netflix, and free services like Pluto etc.

Nguyên văn bởi Welp:

@zari, yeah it probs won’t happen but I just like talking about it, any suggestions to improve the idea?

It's an unnecessary idea, and since there are already multiple subscription services and even a free place to watch it legitimately, makes the suggestion even more unnecessary.