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This is clearly an abuse of dominant position. If other platforms are willing to take 20% or 10%, but they still have to offer the same price that steam, they can't compete on the lower price front, rising prices for consumers.
What's the outcome of platforms competing on price? You get a bunch of stores with unsustainable business models and can say goodbye to your games library after a couple of years.
Better prices for consumers? Press Steam to lower their commission rate?
How do you know if the 30% is the bare minimum? Epic might not be doing well, but that's from incredibly crappy management.