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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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PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 day ago

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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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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