themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days 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-square144fedilinkarrow-up1307arrow-down119
arrow-up1288arrow-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 days agomessage-square144fedilink
minus-squareToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·4 days agoDevelopers place DRM, that’s not s requirement of Steam publishing. Also, 99% of digital stores state you’re only buying a license. That’s a problem with modern society, not Steam.
minus-squaresic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·4 days agoSo Steam is part of the problem. They can simply not have that in their EULA. With that attitude no change will ever happen for the better
minus-squareToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoI don’t think blaming Steam for society’s ills is a valid response.
Developers place DRM, that’s not s requirement of Steam publishing. Also, 99% of digital stores state you’re only buying a license. That’s a problem with modern society, not Steam.
So Steam is part of the problem. They can simply not have that in their EULA. With that attitude no change will ever happen for the better
I don’t think blaming Steam for society’s ills is a valid response.