Posted: 6/24/2026 5:58:21 AM EDT
...& the evidence is Valve's own emails. Gabe Testified. It Didn't Go Well. Shame. |
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I don't see the problem here. I don't see why anyone else sees a problem either. It's pretty simple, you want to use my platform: Pay my fees. Valve is saying you cannot use my platform if you list your game on any other platform (including your own) cheaper than on my platform. We require price parity between platforms. Don't like it? Don't use my platform. Microsoft, and others, take issue with this because of Valves supposed 30% fees for using their platform. Let's say we know it's 30% cut. It's 30% across the board, regardless of price. Why would you be fine with a 30% cut at a $60 game, but not a $20 on sale game? It's still 30%. Greed, that's the real issue. Companies like Microsoft want to have their cake and eat it too. They want to sell their games cheaply on their platform to drive customer purchases, while not doing so on Steam so they can drive those purchases. That's not fair, and it's not right to us consumers. It's kind of like house rules: My house, my rules, don't like them? Hit the door. I find it extremely odd that people are complaining that Valve is doing this, which actually works in the gamers favor, but not outraged by Amazon, Microsoft, and other huge monopolies that are truly monopolies that harm the industry. I don't see how this is price fixing. How is forcing parity across platforms price fixing? If you want to discount the game on your platform, discount it on mine. If you don't want to, then pound sand. TLDR: Companies are upset that Valve is not allowing them to undercut their Steam prices with their own platforms to drive sales to their own platforms. Too, fucking, bad. I would rather pay premium 20% on a game than buy it on EA, Microsoft, Epic, or Ubishit's platform. |