• Sparking@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    What right does valve have to discriminate against devs and publishers who are selling their game on other platforms? They have to compete for their business, not punish them for having a game that is more successful on another store that gives a higher revenue cut to the dev and a lower price to the customer.

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      1 year ago

      The same right as epic games has to prevent a game from going on Steam, or anywhere else, for the first year.

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        1 year ago

        They usually sign an exclusivity deal in exchange for funding the development of the game. David is alleging that steam pressured him in ways not covered by steam ToS. It’s not like valve funded development of receiver.