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New information has come to light about Valve’s alleged anti-competitive practices, and if what they say is true, it doesn’t look good.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bosEZDsfRzE

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dabaldeagul@feddit.nl ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Summary using Kagi Summarizer (yes, A.I. , but I don’t want to watch a click bait vid that takes too long to get to the point):

Recent documents from the Wolffire lawsuit against Valve have brought to light allegations of monopolistic behavior concerning pricing parity. The report suggests that Valve has pressured publishers, including Ubisoft and Warner Brothers, to maintain price consistency across platforms by threatening to delist their games from Steam. While Valve representatives have denied the existence of a formal policy, internal communications indicate that this practice has been used to influence pricing on external storefronts. The legal proceedings serve as a crucial mechanism to uncover the truth behind these alleged practices. Regardless of the trial’s outcome, the transparency gained from these documents allows the public to scrutinize whether Valve has abused its dominant position in the PC gaming market. If proven true, these actions raise significant questions about corporate power and the freedom of developers to set prices independently of Steam.

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- supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago
  Don’t waste comment space by lazily pasting in the output of an AI, you bring down the quality of conversation here.
  
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user_6282638282@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago
I was confused by this news because I buy games cheaper from other retailers all the time, even Steam keys. I assume this about full retail price, but since PC games go on sale so often, it seems like “average retail price” can easily be lower through another store front.

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