A new lawsuit was filed earlier this month in the UK that alleges Valve, owner of Steam, has been overcharging 14 million PC gamers and abusing its dominant position in the UK.
  •  bread   ( @bread@feddit.nl ) 
    21•4 months ago

    As a consumer, I don’t care about this. Even if Valve’s cut were lower, the prices would remain the same. I don’t get a cheaper game, the publisher just gets a higher cut, so it doesn’t directly benefit me.

  •  Hugh_Jeggs   ( @Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee ) 
    16•4 months ago

    Lot of people misunderstanding just how fuckin strict anti-monopoly laws are in parts of Europe

    You know how we all laugh at American internet prices? That’s only one example of how much more Freedom©®™ we actually have

  •  Rentlar   ( @Rentlar@lemmy.ca ) 
    14•4 months ago

    It’s true that Steam is in a dominant market position so I do agree they should be kept in check. At the same time, their value-add is quite reasonable, so I wonder what the “correct” charge is for the service they provide. Or perhaps some system they need to make more open to competition like Steamworks or the Workshop?