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Steam owner Valve accused of ripping off 14m UK gamers (www.bbc.com)

submitted 5 months ago by nanoUFO@sh.itjust.works to c/games@sh.itjust.works

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[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I think 'anti competitive' is here framed as 'anti consumer'

This rule ensures that Steam doesn't have to compete with their 30% cut. If competitor was selling a game for 5$ cheaper, many consumers would rather buy it from that competitor instead, potentially forcing Steam to lower their 30% cut.

Now Steam at the moment is very good for us gamers, but it should not be taken for granted and can change in future.

[–] Nibodhika@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Except it's bogus, Steam doesn't require price parity UNLESS you sell a steam key, so as long as you don't want your customers to have the game on Steam you can sell it for cheaper than on Steam.