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PC gamers win the first battle against Valve Corporation as £656m competition claim receives judicial approval (milberg.co.uk)
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The UK specialist competition tribunal has certified the £656m legal claim against Valve brought by children’s rights campaigner, Vicki Shotbolt. This marks a significant first victory for the class of around 14 million PC gamers against Valve – the owner of popular gaming platform, Steam.

The claim alleges that Valve has abused its dominant position in the PC gaming market under UK competition law by imposing excessive commission charges and anti-competitive restrictions on game developers selling gaming titles on the Steam platform.

These excessive commission charges are passed onto consumers by way of increased prices for PC games and in-game content.

Ms Shotbolt, the class representative, asserts that Valve’s conduct has increased the prices of games across the entire market. Therefore the class is not limited to Steam users but also includes purchasers of PC games and downloadable content on other gaming platforms and distribution channels.

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[–] Venat0r@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I think you're right that thier commission won't really effect the price of games at all, as that's more driven by how much people can afford or are willing to pay for entertainment. It still could benefit gamers if the publisher/developer got more of the revenue from the games they purchased, as then the developers could more easily fund future development, especially indie games.

[–] yaroto98@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

Yes for any game without a publisher. Most indie games use publishers so they can get paid while they're making the game. It's really only the games made in a basement on weekends that may see a price improvement.