Even for urinalists this is a hilariously shaky article. Valve has a "don't deliberately rip us off" clause in their agreement somewhere and this constitutes a monopoly?
I mean, if the largest distributor is even vaguely independent then that's a problem for "them".
The EU for example have long ago declared that they think they have the right to censor the entire Internet under the premise that their citizens might see it. Why wouldn't the corrupt eurocrats try to strongarm steam?
I'd wager there's several more attempts in the future.
I'd point out that your complaint against the upfront fee clashes with the complaint against scams. The fee was implemented to try and dissuade fly by night assholes doing that.
Now what they ought to implement is a monetary floor for giving reviews.
Hence my suggestion, to have a spending floor for reviews. You can't even friend people without spending five or six bucks so why are you allowed to review anything?
The MSM is pissed that Steam allows so much free speech on their platform, since free speech is one of those dead white male racist colonizer concepts that no progressive society can tolerate.
Valve forces people. Meanwhile Microsoft and Epic agree to price AND store exclusivity deals. Or in Microsoft's case, buy the whole studio and deny competing platforms a version at all.
Even for urinalists this is a hilariously shaky article. Valve has a "don't deliberately rip us off" clause in their agreement somewhere and this constitutes a monopoly?
I mean, if the largest distributor is even vaguely independent then that's a problem for "them".
The EU for example have long ago declared that they think they have the right to censor the entire Internet under the premise that their citizens might see it. Why wouldn't the corrupt eurocrats try to strongarm steam?
I'd wager there's several more attempts in the future.
Like what?
I'd point out that your complaint against the upfront fee clashes with the complaint against scams. The fee was implemented to try and dissuade fly by night assholes doing that.
Now what they ought to implement is a monetary floor for giving reviews.
Hence my suggestion, to have a spending floor for reviews. You can't even friend people without spending five or six bucks so why are you allowed to review anything?
"urinalists"
stop doing that. it makes you sound like a child.
Nah.
Pays off money with change found in couch cushions. BBC acts like they're the BBC
The MSM is pissed that Steam allows so much free speech on their platform, since free speech is one of those dead white male racist colonizer concepts that no progressive society can tolerate.
Valve forces people. Meanwhile Microsoft and Epic agree to price AND store exclusivity deals. Or in Microsoft's case, buy the whole studio and deny competing platforms a version at all.
Yeah, but it is against the raising of game prices.