Dadifer@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months ago$843 million lawsuit against Valve already has its own website: "The Steam Claim" accuses the biggest store in PC gaming of "overcharging" playerswww.gamesradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square233fedilinkarrow-up1292arrow-down146cross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.world
arrow-up1246arrow-down1external-link$843 million lawsuit against Valve already has its own website: "The Steam Claim" accuses the biggest store in PC gaming of "overcharging" playerswww.gamesradar.comDadifer@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square233fedilinkcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.world
minus-squarecheddar@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32arrow-down1·edit-211 months agoMy favorite recent example: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1493640/Banishers_Ghosts_of_New_Eden/ (50 EUR) https://www.playstation.com/de-de/games/banishers-ghosts-of-new-eden/ (60 EUR) PS5 game on sale did cost 2 EUR less than the regular price on Steam. I don’t think Steam overcharges me. It’s not like the game is cheaper somewhere else on PC either: https://store.epicgames.com/de/p/banishers-ghosts-of-new-eden-f9e3f2?lang=de (50 EUR)
minus-squarecrossmr@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·11 months agoConsole prices aren’t really relevant to Steam. Consoles always tend to run higher.
minus-squarecheddar@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-211 months agoYes, but they sue Steam that has competitors selling games for the same price instead of literal monopolies. Even Apple was forced to open up to other app stores.
My favorite recent example:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1493640/Banishers_Ghosts_of_New_Eden/ (50 EUR)
https://www.playstation.com/de-de/games/banishers-ghosts-of-new-eden/ (60 EUR)
PS5 game on sale did cost 2 EUR less than the regular price on Steam. I don’t think Steam overcharges me. It’s not like the game is cheaper somewhere else on PC either: https://store.epicgames.com/de/p/banishers-ghosts-of-new-eden-f9e3f2?lang=de (50 EUR)
Console prices aren’t really relevant to Steam. Consoles always tend to run higher.
Yes, but they sue Steam that has competitors selling games for the same price instead of literal monopolies. Even Apple was forced to open up to other app stores.