John Walker
Role at the time: Kotaku games journalist
Challenged the characterization
Statement summary
Walker questions the evidence behind Sweeney's claim that disclosure could harm developers economically. He also criticizes Steam's wider market power.
“The word “potentially” is doing an awful lot of work in that statement.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Walker questions Sweeney's claim of economic harm from Steam disclosuresParagraph discussing the word potentially
Walker distinguishes player-facing generated content from coding assistance and questions the evidence for lost developer revenue.
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Walker questions the evidence for describing the disclosure policy as an economic threat. This passage challenges Sweeney's account of its consequences rather than directly defending Steam's conduct.