I’m not saying the 30% fee is fair, but every single company charges 30% except Epic and the Microsoft PC store which north charge 12%.
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More like Tim Weenie.
although I like a lot of what Valve does (I have a lot of Steam games, valve games, have a steam deck oled, use steamvr, etc) they are a fairly flawed company. sweeney is so great at shooting himself in the foot though that any opinion he has people will by default believe the opposite of (and probably should)
What everyone else is saying, but god to I hate the fortnite art style.
The only interesting argument I heard about this demand was that when you buy game you are tie to respective store, and you cannot buy content like dlc outside that store. I wpukd be amazing for the customers if thus wasn't the case
(And also pretty much the only store that matters for non-exklusive titles Tim)
The lawsuit - filed at the Competition Appeal Tribunal in London - alleges Valve "forces" game publishers to sign up to conditions which prevents them from selling their titles earlier or for less on rival platforms.
It claims that as Valve requires users to buy all additional content through Steam, if they've bought the initial game through the platform it is essentially "locking in" users to continue making purchases there.
This, Ms Shotbolt argues, has enabled Steam to charge an "excessive commission of up to 30%", making UK consumers pay too much for purchasing PC games and add-on content.
The case is what is known as a collective action claim, which means that one person goes to court on behalf of a much larger group of people.
In this instance, it has been brought on behalf of up to 14 million people in the United Kingdom who bought games or additional content through Steam or other platforms since 2018.
The claim is backed by legal firm Milberg London LLP, which brings group action cases against large companies.
A separate consumer action case, filed in August 2024, has been brought against Valve in the US.
From another article because this one has half the info and reads like it was commissioned by steam. The effects of a company go further than your enjoyment of their product. I'm seeing a lot of people lick the boot just because it tastes good.
The additional content thing is fucking stupid.
I can't buy the base game on EGS and then buy DLC elsewhere, either. Otherwise I would have bought the DLC on sale off of Steam or GOG for base titles I claimed free on EGS.
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