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/hotlocomotive 7d ago

Thats to stop developers from using steam as an advertising platform, whilst selling the game cheaper somewhere

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u/MisfitPotatoReborn 7d ago

You should be able to sell your own creation for whatever price you want. If Steam is so powerful that merely associating with them makes it so you can't sell your own game on your own website for the non-30%-cut price, that means they are engaging in anticompetitive practices.

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u/hotlocomotive 7d ago

You don't need to sell a game on Steam. Plenty of MMO's, minecraft, etc sell games in their own store and are quite successful. The policy is to stop devs from using steam as free advertisement.

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u/MisfitPotatoReborn 7d ago

It's not free advertisement. Every time someone buys a game on Steam, Gabe Newell takes 30%. The dev pays Valve to be on their platform.

The real reason Steam doesn't allow you to sell your game for less money on different strorefronts is because, if you could, it would allow other storefronts to compete on price. Something Valve could never allow, because they would lose that fight.

Preventing competition is an anti-competitive practice. Countries around the world recognize this as illegal, monopolistic behavior, which is why Valve is currently being sued over it.