sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 hours agoGabe Newell on Steam monopoly accusations: Gamers have 'enormous choice' about where to buy gameswww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square78fedilinkarrow-up1170arrow-down19cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zippcmasterrace@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.online
arrow-up1161arrow-down1external-linkGabe Newell on Steam monopoly accusations: Gamers have 'enormous choice' about where to buy gameswww.pcgamer.comsanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 hours agomessage-square78fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zippcmasterrace@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.online
minus-squareReluctantlyZen@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·11 hours agoBut that rule is only when using steam keys for distribution on other platforms no?
minus-squareardrak@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-210 hours agoYes (or at least it was how it used to be, don’t know if it has changed) if you were selling steam keys outside of steam you should price match the steam price. If you are distributing the game some other way you can set any price you want.
minus-square46_and_2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 hours agoI think this is true, because I’ve definitely seen games on sale at Epic that have lower price than their Steam version. But then I get into the quandry if I want to “own” it on Epic’s platform over Steam, and I usually don’t 🫤
But that rule is only when using steam keys for distribution on other platforms no?
Yes (or at least it was how it used to be, don’t know if it has changed) if you were selling steam keys outside of steam you should price match the steam price. If you are distributing the game some other way you can set any price you want.
I think this is true, because I’ve definitely seen games on sale at Epic that have lower price than their Steam version.
But then I get into the quandry if I want to “own” it on Epic’s platform over Steam, and I usually don’t 🫤