Funny how CerebralTiger pretends to care about developers, yet judges games based on the publisher's criteria entirely. Not to mention, F2P are inherently trash, and indie game quality shouldn't be compared with AAA because of price alone.
If the whole argument rests on "cheaters exists so avoid the platform (even though I never encountered them)", you shouldn't be playing on consoles either.
I have heard that it is now unplayable in countries which do not support handful of third world countries not recognized by Sony like Pakistan. Steam is a true global platform.Then they cry that console gaming is dying.
You reap what you sow. This is what happens when you take away choice from consumers. Even with 88% split going to developers, they can't recoup costs. Meanwhile, Helldivers 2 is a massive hit for Sony thanks in big part to Steam.