Do they think valve’s lawyers are not as good as Nintendo’s or something?
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DScratch@sh.itjust.works 1 day agoThey would instantly catch an anti-trust case from Epic for trying to use their dominant software position to undercut hardware manufacturers and take control of both gaming hardware and software.
FishFace@piefed.social 23 hours ago
Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 23 hours ago
They were supposedly able to take a loss on the original Steam Decks, at least the lower priced 64GB models. There’s also an argument to be made that this device is primarily competing with consoles, where Steam doesn’t have a monopoly. Steam also allows games from other stores to be run on their unlocked device, it’s not their fault that Epic decided not to make an offical linux launcher.
But I’m not a lawyer, and I’m sure Epic will try to start anti-trust investigations over anything they can.
mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 23 hours ago
They. Did. Not.
The only thing remotely suggesting that is GabeN saying the price point was “painful” in a single interview.
Valve has stated that the Steam Decl wasn’t sold at a loss. GabeN was likely referring to the profit margins being very low, which is not the same as selling at a loss
Kolanaki@pawb.social 23 hours ago
Sweeny would sue Steam becsuse Gabe farted and Tim didn’t get to smell it.