Oh shit. I love David Rosen. I also live GabeN…
I should be the judge.
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spark947@lemm.ee 11 months agoDavid Rosen of Wolfire Games (Receiver, Overgrowth, Lugaru) is alleging that steam reps have threatened to de-list his game if he lists it as less expensive on other platforms. Specifically not just steam keys but other distribution platforms.
Oh shit. I love David Rosen. I also live GabeN…
I should be the judge.
Yeah, it sucks when mommy and daddy fight.
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Which is hard to believe, considering how many times I’ve bought steam games on other (legitimate) platforms that were cheaper than on steam, that are still on steam today and werent removed for being cheaper on another platform.
Rose@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Sure, but Valve essentially reserve the right to no longer sell your game if it’s offered cheaper elsewhere. See the quotes on pages 54 through 56 of the complaint.
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Which is a dick move on valves part.
Remember folks, Valve isnt the peoples company.
All the good things it does, it does only because of regulation pressure or lost lawsuits.
CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 11 months ago
No Corporation is “the peoples corporation”, but some corporations treat their customers with a lot more respect and fairness in pricing/policies than others.
TWeaK@lemm.ee 11 months ago
It isn’t the peoples’ company, but nor is it a publicly traded company that is obligated to pursue profits above all else. It’s Gabe’s company, and he gets to run it as he sees fit.
Ultimately Wolfire’s argument falls apart not because Valve is setting the terms, but because their claims about Valve’s position in the industry and supposed abuse of power don’t hold much water.
notamechanic321@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Fyi I like valve but im in no way sworn to them.
I think the justification would probably be that if they continued listing the item:
I don’t feel like valve does everything because of lawsuits. Open sourcing proton wasn’t due to a lawsuit. Releasing Cs2 as a free upgrade to csgo wasn’t due to a lawsuit.
On the other hand and in response to your comment, I think the regulatory fix is that platforms must display their platform fee clearly and separately to the publishers price.
theonyltruemupf@feddit.de 11 months ago
They also make nice hardware, but they don’t do that out of the goodness of their hearts of course
deafboy@lemmy.world 11 months ago
TIL: valve is run by robots.
Blackmist@feddit.uk 11 months ago
All those Humble Bundles for a start.
sebinspace@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Not only that, but games you’ve actually heard of, too
spark947@lemm.ee 11 months ago
That hasn’t been my experience, could be a regional pricing thing.
Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
HumbleBundle…
Spedwell@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I believe it is in the Steam marketplace agreement, and applies to all games. Are you referring to sales on other platforms, or to the full listed price?