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Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney throws shade at Valve / Gabe Newell for Steam Deck pricing

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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨GamingBot@lemmy.zip [bot]⁩ to ⁨gaming@lemmy.zip⁩

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/epic-games-ceo-tim-sweeney-throws-shade-at-valve-gabe-newell-for-steam-deck-pricing/

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  • MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Where’s the “Epic deck” Tim? Oh that’s right, after 8 years you still can’t properly make a website for buying games.

    Not to stand up for Valve directly here but just to make a point (because we all know companies are not our friends) - but hold on a moment, isn’t this the same CEO who forced over 1,000 people to look for work elsewhere after laying off a whole lot of people? Yes it is. Sweeney has also been quite vocal about support for generative AI, you know - that thing driving up prices of everything everywhere. So perhaps Sweeney is not exactly the best person to be throwing shade around like this.

    Well said Liam.

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  • Klanky@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

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  • artyom@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Alternative title: guy causing hardware prices to go up insults competitor for raising prices.

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  • crazycraw@crazypeople.online ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    price gouger says what

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  • Ludicrous0251@piefed.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Lootbox billionaire has an issue with exploiting consumers? Sounds more like jealousy to me.

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  • cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Sweeney is just so insufferable.

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  • Korhaka@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    What could valve do? They can’t sell them at a loss compared to component prices.

    If they tried to target lower budget/spec for some steam machines that might help though. But really have we ever expected people to do much gaming on a £500 system? Sure it’s always been possible but it’s also always been pretty limited.

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    • unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      They were definitely selling at a huge loss with the original prices and depending on how hard their suppliers got hit, they might still be selling at a loss now. The game sales will make up for it.

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      • Korhaka@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        You don’t have to buy games from them though, if it’s at a loss people would start buying them for other uses too

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      • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        They were definitely selling at a huge loss with the original prices

        No they weren’t. There is literally 0 proof of that. Quit spreading misinformation

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  • shirasho@feddit.online ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    This coming from a guy who is turning Unreal Engine 6 into a Fortnite engine.

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  • samus12345@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    This asshole has more money than Gabe. People who ride in glass megayachts shouldn’t throw stones.

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    • SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Can orcas use simple tools, like sticks or stones? Just curious.

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  • Sanctus@anarchist.nexus ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Shut up, Tim, you whiney bitch and put Rocket League back on Steam. You know you are losing with every move you make and thats why you bitch.

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  • Toneswirly@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    But it sold out so…

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    • scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      He’s always been jealous, this is just his jealousy ahowing

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  • commander@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Didn’t they jack up Fortnite prices for whatever sort of DLC they do. All I remember news about their “metaverse” creators being enabled to sell for in game stuff and it being as predatory or worse than roblox

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  • zewm@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Maybe I’m confused here. Is this not the same guy that sells the same Skyrim every year with a new name?

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    • danciestlobster@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Nah that’s Todd Howard. Same vibe though

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      • fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Also not to be confused with charasmatic cannible Sweeny Todd

        Again same vibe

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      • zewm@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Damn. I get all these copy pasta video game ceos mixed up. My bad.

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  • TheGreenWizard@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Tim “Stop gate keeping Grok just because it generated a little CP” Sweeny, sure loves hearing his own voice.

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  • Hominine@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Anyone remember Jack Thompson? He couldn’t hold a candle to Tim Sweeney; fuck Tim.

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  • RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    This is after it sold out at the higher price?

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  • architect@thelemmy.club ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I won’t even take a game for free on the epic store.

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