Sunshine@piefed.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 months agoGabe Newell on Steam monopoly accusations: Gamers have 'enormous choice' about where to buy gameswww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square195linkfedilinkarrow-up1150arrow-down15 cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1145arrow-down1external-linkGabe Newell on Steam monopoly accusations: Gamers have 'enormous choice' about where to buy gameswww.pcgamer.comSunshine@piefed.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square195linkfedilink cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squarechiliedogg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·3 months agoXbox and Playstation developed the platforms the games are on and sold the consoles at a loss. Retailers have physical overhead that gar exceeds Steam’s cost per sale. Steam doesn’t have those reasons. They just wanted a bigger cut without incurring the expenses.
Xbox and Playstation developed the platforms the games are on and sold the consoles at a loss.
Retailers have physical overhead that gar exceeds Steam’s cost per sale.
Steam doesn’t have those reasons. They just wanted a bigger cut without incurring the expenses.