They could easily accept crypto. The problem is paying devs and staff. You have to pay them with dollars or their native currency.
If crypto was mass adopted, this is the ultimate answer and would put them out of business anyways.
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ohellidk@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
Could they accept crypto? I can pay for my shady IPTV service with it, so why not games too? There’s gotta be a way around this.
Lucky_777@lemmy.world 5 days ago
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 days ago
They could easily accept crypto.
No, they could not, not easily.
The problem is paying devs and staff. You have to pay them with dollars or their native currency.
… Yes. These are… the main reasons why this is not easy.
You’re basically either running your own FOREX exhange, which is costly, complicated, expensive and intensive…
Or you are holding a significant chunk of your operating budget in… one, many, all cryptos? Which is extremely financially risky…
Or, you’re paying people directly in crypto, which ironically, probably a vast majority of people and entities that publish on Steam would quit the platform if that was mandated… kinda like how MC+Visa making a unilateral decision forced Steam to ban a bunch of games.
…
You’re doing magical thinking.
Stop that.
pennomi@lemmy.world 5 days ago
burgerchurgarr@lemmus.org 5 days ago
Stablecoins already solve that. Not very trustworthy because they could in theory do the same but as a temporary solution should work.
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 days ago
Quick question, which stablecoins have actually been stable for 5 years?
10?
burgerchurgarr@lemmus.org 5 days ago
Yeah dude convert that shit as soon as you get it, don’t hold it. I’m not a fan but for receiving salary or processing payments in USD it does the job
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 days ago
Wouldn’t solve the problem.
If Steam republished all its now censored games, and magically developed and implemented a world class crypto payment system overnight…
Then Steam is still in breach of MC/Visas terms, and MC and Visa drop them, and now everyone has no choice other than to use GabeBucks or w/e to purchase Steam games with.
outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 days ago
Gabebucks
They sell them at gamestop and best buy.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 days ago
Then Steam is still in breach of MC/Visas terms
Are they even in breach of those terms right now? My understanding was that it only mentions illegal games. This was part of the reason why MC isn’t even talking to Valve, because they have no leg to stand on.
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
Are they in breach right now?
Evidently no…
But the entire problem at this point is that no one actually knows what the actual, specific guidelines even are.
…
MC + Visa get pressured from Aussie Puritans.
MC + Visa basically have a Zoom call with Steam and Itch, and tap on the gigantic sign in the backdrop, at one specific rule.
Steam and Itch then do their best to interperet that as broadly as possible, update their own policies.
Gamers revolt, blow up MC + Visas phones and emails.
MC and Visa backpedal, claim that well actually, Step 2 didn’t go down like that, they were actually pressured by… all their other partner client banks, whom they also largely lord over with an extreme power imbalance?
New local laws, which are not specified at all?
…
The entire problem is that MC and Visa just thought they could swing their dick around, make vague threats, leave Steam and Itch to … figure out all the details… and then that blew up in their faces.
Had they actually done a legitimate amount of research, such that they could actually give much more specific guidelines, you know maybe involving Steam and Itch in the process, in a mutually collaborative way, instead of an authoritarian way?
Well then this mess would not have happened.
And now, actually doing this is the only way to fix the situation.
… They could have just done this from the get go, and not have caused mass confusion and a huge consumer revolt.
…
So this all isn’t me disagreeing with you, its basically me agreeing, yes-anding, just expanding on how the entire fucking problem didn’t even need to exist, the problem is the utter lack of clarity and specificity, was borne out of total hubris on the part of MC + Visa.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 days ago
I just think, if it went to court, Valve would MC’s lunch. So I’m not sure they should be worried about being in breach of terms (that they haven’t even breached).
psx_crab@lemmy.zip 5 days ago
Crypto is volatile, any volatile currency is not a good currency to be used, as most people will either hoard it or trade it. Alternatively people can use steam wallet.
explodicle@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
DAI is pegged to the US dollar
Agility0971@lemmy.world 5 days ago
But what is USD pegged to? 🤔
leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
I believe last time I saw it it was hanging from Donnie’s diaper, like a forgotten strip of toilet paper…
bobo1900@startrek.website 5 days ago
10 or so years ago, Steam accepted payments in Bitcoin, for some reason they stopped, so they certinaly can do that but chose not to.
Also, 99% of people would not use it so wouldn’t change much.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 days ago
You can probably find a place to buy Steam gift cards with crypto…
Paddzr@lemmy.world 4 days ago
You might, but most won’t.
Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 days ago
Steam gift cards can be paid in cash