Absolute hogwash.
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Pretty sure this is paid propaganda.
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Anyone has a run-down of her actual motives? Ties to the industry or something ? Also someone give them a link to the Nintendo store if they want to see overpriced games…
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Fuck this title. Pc gamers are not in a battle against valve. We willingly gave them the pseudo-monopoly they have because they're the only company that treats us right. All the competition has to do to break it is be decent but they all fail at the bare minimum.
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This is an important moment for any gamer who has purchased a Steam enabled game. That includes millions of gamers who have been impacted by the unfair practices that have resulted in them being overcharged.
No other platform are giving me 90% discount and regional pricing, and Epic Game Store price isn't any cheaper despite collecting less charge. She might come with a right mindset but suing a wrong cause, and will probably not gonna win.
The UK specialist competition tribunal has certified the £656m legal claim against Valve brought by children’s rights campaigner , Vicki Shotbolt.
So this looks like a weaponizing of children. I doubt that will work out well.
As a PC gamer I don't really feel any need for a class action lawsuit against Valve. The cunts at EA or Ubisoft however...
PC gamers win the first battle against Valve Corporation...
Wtf am I winning here? Will I see any money from this £656m amount?
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The only person I've ever heard of complaining about the Valve/Steam "monopoly" and their 30% dev cut is Tim "I think AiGen CSAM is okay" Sweeney. And who gives a fuck what that diddler apologist thinks.
Valve is the only online platform i trust, I don't prefer valve because it is a monopoly but because the other platforms are trash.
The claim alleges that Valve has abused its dominant position in the PC gaming market under UK competition law by imposing excessive commission charges and anti-competitive restrictions on game developers selling gaming titles on the Steam platform.
These excessive commission charges are passed onto consumers by way of increased prices for PC games and in-game content.
This reads like a significant increase. Umm...?
Ah yes, those expensive PC games. Much cheaper on console and on the first party stores of the publishers, yes yes.
Imposing Platform Parity Obligations (“PPOs”), that prohibit publishers from selling Products through other distribution channels on better terms than the same Products are available on Steam.
That’s fair actually.
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