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[โ€“] pory@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Steam's for-profit too. The term you're looking for that describes CDPR but not Valve is "publicly traded" or simply "has shareholders".

[โ€“] Tenderizer78@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

"For-profit" refers to a legally binding obligation to shareholders to maximize profit. It does not simply mean "wants money". You can be for-profit without being publicly traded, but since Valve is private we'll never know.