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-squarebleepbloopblip@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoIt wasn’t the default, it literally led the way.
minus-squareGeneralEmergency@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-23 months agoBy striking exclusively deals with publishers for digital distribution and using it for DRM for physical releases. And now the generation that allowed that say to the next that Steam is the default.
minus-squarebleepbloopblip@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoYes because before steam this never happened. Ever. They are the worst, oh hello Epic, Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, didn’t see you there.
It wasn’t the default, it literally led the way.
By striking exclusively deals with publishers for digital distribution and using it for DRM for physical releases.
And now the generation that allowed that say to the next that Steam is the default.
Yes because before steam this never happened. Ever. They are the worst, oh hello Epic, Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, didn’t see you there.