Valve will see you in court.
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can someone give me a TL;DR version of the new agreement? what manner of kikery is valve planning to do now?
I read it. Disputes are required to go to court-- in a court in Washington, which I would bet is in Valve's backyard. By agreeing, you waive all rights to hold trial in different jurisdictions. It's similar to the boilerplate that forces RV buyers to sue the RV manufacturer in a the jurisdiction where they're based. Whether that jurisdiction is compromised/biased is an open question.
Considering I am part of a class action against valve at the moment, I am not amused.
Are you allowed to share the details of this class action? Or at least give us a vague reasoning behind it if you can't share details?
The argument is that Valve's exceedingly large market share in the digital marketplace has increased prices of third party publishers, notably via the clause that obliges third parties to not undercut steam if they want to be listed there. Valve's 30% cut then becomes a markup which injures its end users.
Is it anti-trust, then? I don’t know the exact proper legal terminology, but your suit alleges that they have too much market influence, essentially?
I really hope this backfires on Valves, this reeks of corporate monopoly
I am angry-- but am I angry enough to not log into Steam after Oct 31 until my case grinds its way through my state's courts?
I bet most gamers are not that angry.
let me get this straight, STEAM won't let you play any of your purchased games until you hit that accept button?