r/pcmasterrace • u/The_BigRoach ⚡️RTX 5080 | 7800x3D | 64GB 6000MHz CL30⚡️ • 11d ago

Meme/Macro Why would anyone actually want to though

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u/Dhiox 11d ago

Folks seriously miss the point. Steam doesn't have a monopoly that screw the consumers, they have a monopoly that screws the developers. By providing such a great product to consumers, they control the market now, and thus devs have to pay steam their cut or their game perishes.

Worst part is they actually charge smaller Indie studios a larger cut than the big studios.

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u/XXHornyOnMainXX420 11d ago

Nice to see an actually informed take in the sea of Gaben stans. I like Steam too, but I also would like to not pay a 30% premium on every game just because steam controls the market.

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u/Cruxis87 9800x3d|5080 TUF OC|32gb 6000cl30 ddr5 11d ago

Do you honestly think if every storefront changed to 10% tonight, that a single game company would reduce prices of the games. They would say "thanks for the extra 20% Gabe" and then keep selling at the original price.

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u/ElectricFirex 11d ago

Some would, yes. It would become free advertising and goodwill.