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Sunshine@piefed.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 21 hours ago

Gabe Newell on Steam monopoly accusations: Gamers have 'enormous choice' about where to buy games

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Gabe Newell on Steam monopoly accusations: Gamers have 'enormous choice' about where to buy games

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Sunshine@piefed.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 21 hours ago
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Newell also said in 2023 testimony that Steam's 'unwritten rule' against charging lower prices on other storefronts does not exist.
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    7 hours ago

    they don’t push steam DRM…devs choose whether they want it or not

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      I know devs can choose; I didn’t say “force,” after all. But the fact that so very few games are DRM-free bugs me…

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        That not steams fault so why bring it up?

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          They encourage it, I’m sure.

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            So a hunch is all you got…

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