qarbone@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoDutch gamers file €220 million claim against Valve, operator of game platform Steamnltimes.nlexternal-linkmessage-square129linkfedilinkarrow-up1146arrow-down110
arrow-up1136arrow-down1external-linkDutch gamers file €220 million claim against Valve, operator of game platform Steamnltimes.nlqarbone@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square129linkfedilink
minus-squareatro_city@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoI looked at the examples you gave and in all of them, Steam has the lowest price . I added an example of Doom Eternal
minus-squarelemmyvore@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoCiv 5 is 30€ on Steam and 2-3€ on other Stores. Outer Wilds is 23€ on Steam and 16€ elsewhere. There may be regional differences for either of us.
minus-squareSummzashi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoLiterally all of them are Steam keys. Do you think that if you buy a Steam key from another site it’s somehow not Steam that profits? I think you might start to understand what this lawsuit is about haha.
minus-squareatro_city@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoAll those stores just sell the game on steam, so we’re back to steam being the cheapest. This is why the lawsuit exists.
I looked at the examples you gave and in all of them, Steam has the lowest price . I added an example of Doom Eternal
Civ 5 is 30€ on Steam and 2-3€ on other Stores.
Outer Wilds is 23€ on Steam and 16€ elsewhere.
There may be regional differences for either of us.
Literally all of them are Steam keys. Do you think that if you buy a Steam key from another site it’s somehow not Steam that profits?
I think you might start to understand what this lawsuit is about haha.
All those stores just sell the game on steam, so we’re back to steam being the cheapest. This is why the lawsuit exists.