Comment on Dutch gamers file €220 million claim against Valve, operator of game platform Steam
SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
When the 30% fee gets lowered prices won’t come down. The market has already shown that consumers are willing to pay for the games at the current price level. Publishers will just pocket the increased revenue, instead of passing it on to the consumer.
Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
It means more money going to indie devs instead of Gabe’s pocket.
Vex_Detrause@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
30% is what everyone charge right?
Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Literally no. Lol. But even if it was that doesn’t change the point, everyone doing it doesn’t mean it’s a fair price
mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
There’s a cost to maintaoning infrastructure, and EGS is laying off employees because their 12% cut isn’t sustainable.
SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
True, but that’s not the goal of this initiative