alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · edit-23 months agoThe Judge Dismissed Valve's Defence, Now Steam Is Different. [Valve's can't tell you that you can't class action them]invidious.privacyredirect.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1100arrow-down122file-text
arrow-up178arrow-down1external-linkThe Judge Dismissed Valve's Defence, Now Steam Is Different. [Valve's can't tell you that you can't class action them]invidious.privacyredirect.comalessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · edit-23 months agomessage-square21fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarelapping6596@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·3 months agoYup, why do the dev work for other stores when steam accounts for 99% of sales.
minus-squareScratch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoOther storefronts sometimes pay for exclusivity. And Valve don’t restrict you from selling on other platforms, so why not? Also because a monopoly is always a bad thing. Valve need to know that if they fuck up, there are 100 other storefronts out there waiting to pounce.
Yup, why do the dev work for other stores when steam accounts for 99% of sales.
Other storefronts sometimes pay for exclusivity. And Valve don’t restrict you from selling on other platforms, so why not?
Also because a monopoly is always a bad thing. Valve need to know that if they fuck up, there are 100 other storefronts out there waiting to pounce.