What are you referring to? Because in this case Steam would be getting a certain amount once for you to be able to playing hundreds or thousands of games on another platform
Comment on That didn't last long - the Junk Store for Steam Deck has its Steam page removed
DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
a launcher that has a primary purpose of launching other games from other stores might have been a bridge too far.
Really? Because steam has been selling games from companies who do this for years with the only backlash coming from upset customers that the corporations usually ignore anyways.
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
The many games you buy on Steam that then launch another god damn launcher from another company when you launch them.
I hate it, but Steam never seemed to mind.
greenacres3233@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Bought a game recently on steam, and it wanted to launch Ubisoft connect after installing - fastest refund I ever requested.
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Do they launch the actual EA launcher or Ubisoft Connect and you can buy your games from there and install them without giving Valve their cut?
Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
That’s still for games sold through Steam. Most importantly, that’s for games that the companies agreed to sell through Steam.
If I was Valve, my biggest concern here would be that officially selling a tool for sideloading Epic games could be seen as approving of breaking Epic’s ToS. Epic is also very sue happy when it comes to attacking rival companies.