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this post was submitted on 02 Jun 2026
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Gamers can buy wherever they want. But game devs either sell on Steam or they basically don't sell at all.
It's not a full monopoly. He just has a quasi monopoly. And there are rumors that devs who sell cheaper on other platforms risk not being shown to buyers on Steam...
With great power comes great opportunity for abusing that power to take more middle man tax.