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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by Pro@reddthat.com to c/games@sh.itjust.works

Boycott Steam.

They were not even willing to fight back with the power of 5% of their annual revenue.

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[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 28 points 1 week ago

Blaming the wrong people. Blame Collective Shout and Stripe

[-] shani66@ani.social 4 points 6 days ago

Wrong people, again. Although harassing conservative puritans is always a plus in my book. The real issue is visa and MasterCard, which steam could absolutely fuck over btw.

[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

No YOU have the wrong people. Visa and Mastercard have nothing to do with it.

E: if anyone wants to explain why I'm being downvoted, even after providing proof, please feel free.

[-] shani66@ani.social 4 points 5 days ago

They're the ones refusing payment.

[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 2 points 5 days ago
[-] shani66@ani.social 4 points 5 days ago
[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Okay, I'm sure you know better than the companies that are being subjected to these terms and removing games.

The situation is evolving as we await final determinations from our current payment processors, Stripe and PayPal

And in fact, Mastercard themselves

Mastercard has not evaluated any game or required restrictions of any activity on game creator sites and platforms, contrary to media reports and allegations.

[-] Darkcoffee@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 week ago

You do understand that without payment processors they lose all revenue streams altogether, right? Like, none of us can buy games anymore.

The oligopoly in that industry is insane.

[-] JubJubBird@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago

Steam gift cards with codes have been working great for me so far to recharge my wallet. They can switch to those

[-] rikudou@lemmings.world 1 points 1 week ago

Well, you could buy on GOG.

[-] HertzDentalBar 9 points 6 days ago

"just go the next state over for your abortion it will be fine"

[-] rikudou@lemmings.world 1 points 6 days ago

Help us, gods of all false equivalences!

[-] shani66@ani.social 4 points 6 days ago

That's not a false equivalence, is the people that control how your money is spent say no more games then you get no more games.

[-] rikudou@lemmings.world 3 points 6 days ago

That is very extremely false equivalence. First, equating right to abortion with right to buy nsfw games is ridiculous. If I only could choose one, it would definitely be right to abortion and I would hope most people would vote the same.

Second, I'm simply saying if a store doesn't offer what you want, why not support the one that does?

[-] shani66@ani.social 3 points 5 days ago

Because it isn't the store not offering what you want, it's the payment processors not letting stores sell this, that'll affect every single store on earth as they become more aware of it

[-] HertzDentalBar 2 points 6 days ago

We met and decided, theres no help for you unfortunately.

[-] gerryflap@feddit.nl 3 points 5 days ago

For now. If the payment providers truly want this then it's only a matter of time. GOG can't function without them either

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