Valve antitrust lawsuit reportedly reveals lengths Steam owner is willing to go to prevent cheaper prices elsewhere - and even the major publishers aren't safe
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Newly uncovered evidence in an ongoing antitrust lawsuit has claimed Valve works aggressively behind the scenes to maintain its position.
  • mabeledo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    12 hours ago

    Because why would they provide infrastructure for free when the developer sells keys for less somewhere else?

    They don’t. They charge a commission of between 30% to 20% of sales, depending on volume. They also take a cut from digital purchases like skins. This on a 75% PC digital distribution market share.

    Their business model is not different from those of Apple, Microsoft, and Google with their respective app stores, yet the public are generally less sympathetic about that.