Comment on Court rules Gabe Newell must appear in person to testify in Steam anti-trust lawsuit

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Spedwell@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

I was under the impression that the policy required a game’s price to be the same on all marketplaces, even if it’s not a steam key being purchased. I.e. a $60 game on steam must sell for $60 off-platform, including on the publisher’s own launcher.

I just went to double check my interpretation, but the case brief by Mason LLP’s site doesn’t really specify.

If it only applies to steam keys, as you say, then I agree they don’t really have a case since it’s Steam that must supply distribution and other services.

But, if the policy applies to independent marketplaces, then it should be obvious that it is anticompetitive. The price on every platform is driven up to compensate for Steam’s 30% fees, even if that particular platform doesn’t attempt to provide services equivalent to Steam.

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