themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoEpic Games CEO Tim Sweeney supports the $900 million lawsuit against Valve, arguing Steam is "the only major store still holding onto payment ties and 30% junk fee"finance.yahoo.comexternal-linkmessage-square267fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkEpic Games CEO Tim Sweeney supports the $900 million lawsuit against Valve, arguing Steam is "the only major store still holding onto payment ties and 30% junk fee"finance.yahoo.comthemachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square267fedilink
minus-squareimetators@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoWhat anti-consumer is exactly about Steam? Comparatively to pretty much any other online game store, Steam is a super-pro-consumer-the-only-good-choice store.
minus-squaremerdaverse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoThey have the most generous refund policy of any store and don’t force any DRM on published games. The horror!!
minus-squareGeneralEmergency@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoSpent a decade saying refunds weren’t possible until the EU told them to wise up. And even then it’s the bare minimum. Selling broken and abandoned games. Entering deals with publishers to force physical copies of the game to use Steam. Making the disc worthless.
What anti-consumer is exactly about Steam? Comparatively to pretty much any other online game store, Steam is a super-pro-consumer-the-only-good-choice store.
They have the most generous refund policy of any store and don’t force any DRM on published games. The horror!!
Spent a decade saying refunds weren’t possible until the EU told them to wise up. And even then it’s the bare minimum.
Selling broken and abandoned games.
Entering deals with publishers to force physical copies of the game to use Steam. Making the disc worthless.