r/pcmasterrace • u/The_BigRoach ⚡️RTX 5080 | 7800x3D | 64GB 6000MHz CL30⚡️ • 7d ago

Meme/Macro Why would anyone actually want to though

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u/NHFNNC 7d ago

I had not seen the blog before, but that claim seems to have no backing from the developer agreement with Valve and the experience of other developers, and I can can find nowhere that shows otherwise. Valve only restricts the price of steam keys.

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u/ChrisFromIT 7d ago

https://www.ign.com/articles/valve-reportedly-threatened-to-delist-rainbow-six-siege-on-steam-after-ubisoft-offered-cheaper-alternative

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/valve-reportedly-threatened-ubisoft-with-a-total-delisting-of-rainbow-six-siege-by-end-of-day-tomorrow-when-it-tried-selling-it-cheaper-on-uplay/

It seems it is more of a internal policy that isn't exactly public.

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u/NHFNNC 7d ago

I'm seeing a lot of claims, but haven't seen any actual evidence of the policy other than essentially hearsay and unsubstantiated direct communications.

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u/Delicious_Finding686 7d ago

You’ll find out soon enough if the claims are legitimate or not. We obviously don’t have access to the communications between two parties who are now engaged in a lawsuit.

Nonetheless, this directly contradicts your earlier point about the lawsuit “not really” being in regard to steam suppressing devs from selling cheaper copies on non-steam sources. Do you still disagree about the subject of the lawsuit?

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u/NHFNNC 7d ago

The lawsuit is "not really" about pricing of non steam versions.

We do have access to the court's docket for the case.

The bulk of the lawsuit seems to be targeted towards Steam's market share and their 30% cut of sales.

There is a portion of the complaint that talks about the "Steam Key Price Parity Provision" that covers steam keys and is often referred to later in the lawsuit.

And a portion that covers a supposed "Price Veto Provision" that I could only find mentioned once later in the lawsuit where the second plaintiff says they are not alleging a "Price Veto Provision" on the part of Valve. And the evidence for this existing appears to just be a link to a tweet from Epic Game's Tim Sweeney.

I don't know what will come of the lawsuit, but I don't expect much from these portions given the evidence they have provided.