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[-] Serinus@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

They absolutely pressure developers to not sell cheaper elsewhere, even without a Steam key.

http://blog.wolfire.com/2021/05/Regarding-the-Valve-class-action

Steam might be the best of the gatekeepers, but they're still anticompetitive.

[-] copygirl 24 points 2 months ago

I've looked into Wolfire's claims multiple times in the past, but it was never confirmed elsewhere, so I don't know what to think. Maybe this was a thing Valve did in the past (in which case, yes, boo!), but they couldn't get away with it anymore, with the volume of developers that are now on their platform.

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