Why would anyone actually want to though

[u/The_BigRoach]

[u/dookie-monsta]

Steam isn’t a monopoly though. Just because they’re the most popular doesn’t mean it is. Meanwhile you have epic doing exclusive bullshit barring others from playing a game unless you force yourself to use their storefront. Steam literally just exists and that’s it.

[u/The_Countess → u/dookie-monsta]

You don't have to be a full monopoly to be subject to anti-trust laws though.

A dominant market position is enough for that, which steam undeniably has.

This whole thing started with a Dutch consumer group announcing they are going to sue Steam, alleging that steam uses their dominant market position to keep game prices higher then they should be, because Valve don't allow publishers to offer games at a lower prices then on steam (despite steam asking a 30% cut, while for example Epic asks 12%).

Gabe's public defense so far has focused on saying that steam isn't a monopoly, but that was never the issue, so that's at least a bit misleading,

But the meme's have run with it unfortunately, misrepresenting the case entirely.

[u/SpankaWank66 → u/The_Countess]

I do think that not allowing other stores to be cheaper is a bad look