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Dusk: Unpopular opinion: I'd rather pay Valve 30% and put up with their de facto monopoly than help Epic work towards their own (very obviously desired) monopoly (twitter.com)
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[-] Zorque@kbin.social 27 points 1 year ago

Isn't that just saying you can't sell access to a game on steam (through a steam key) for a lower price than what's on Steam? It's not like they can't just offer a lower price... just that they can't offer it for a lower price bundled with Steam access.

So they can offer a lower price, just not as a third party through Steam itself.

[-] golli@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

I think you are right, the first article I linked was a bit ambiguous about it, but rereading the second one it seems that I misunderstood it and you are right.

[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

If it was only about Steam Keys, there wouldn't have been a lawsuit.

[-] Lojcs@lemm.ee -2 points 1 year ago

If that's the case, why do people use sites like humble bundle when they could individually buy the games from steam?

[-] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 8 points 1 year ago

Humble Bundle has a special relationship with Valve iirc, because of the charity work they do.

[-] NightOwl@lemmy.one -1 points 1 year ago

Doesn't explain all the other games sold for cheaper than steam when you take a look at isthereanydeals. Or the bundles fanatical offers with no charity involved.

[-] Paranomaly@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

I believe it means base price and not sale prices

[-] Zorque@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

Could be secondhand key resellers who have no deals with Steam regarding sales.

[-] Paranomaly@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

I believe it means base price and not sale prices. It's fine for a game to go on sale for lower than Steam, but the base price can't be $60 Steam $50 Epic as an example.

[-] SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago

That is also allowed, but not if Epic purchase allows you to play the game on steam too

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