Comment on I hate when a PC game is ONLY available on Epic Games store

• shneancy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  yeah but the thing is, Steam isn’t even trying to be a monopoly, all of Steam’s competitors just seem to have a hobby of shooting their own foot, repeatedly. Steam is trying to make the gaming experience easier and more fun, and excelling at it!

  unlike some other platforms, Steam doesn’t do exclusive deals, literally the only Steam exclusives are Valve’s own games, everything else is up to be decided by devs

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  • RxBrad@infosec.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Steam itself seemingly isn’t trying to have a monopoly.

    But damned if there isn’t a massive, very-loud Internet contingent that desperately wants them to have that monopoly.

    If your immediate trigger reaction is seething anger when someone says, “I got a good deal on a game from Epic”… maybe that’s not healthy. The “Lord Gaben” meme isn’t meant to be taken 100% literally.

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    • shneancy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      i don’t get angry at things that don’t affect me lol

      i do worry for steam’s future, it’s only this good because “Lord Gaben” has made many great decisions, it may not be a democracy but a good “dictator” is often more effective than a democracy. But what happens if/when Steam goes to shit for whatever reason? the internet will implode

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  • indog@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    They’re in a class action lawsuit now over price fixing. They’re kicking games off Steam if their publishers offer games at lower prices on cheaper stores. They’re trying to be a monopoly.

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    • ricecake@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      … That’s not price fixing.

      Do companies that don’t use steam offer comensuratelty lower prices?

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      • indog@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        They don’t offer lower prices on Epic because Valve bullies publishers into matching the price with Steam. Valve threatens to delist the game from Steam if a lower price is available elsewhere, using their market dominance to prevent smaller stores from competing the only way they realistically can – on price.

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      • RxBrad@infosec.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        That would seem to be price fixing by its very definition.

        en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_fixing

        manufacturers and retailers may conspire to sell at a common “retail” price; set a common minimum sales price, where sellers agree not to discount the sales price below the agreed-to minimum price

        And the question is irrelevant. Other companies can still benefit from external price fixing.

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