Millions of gamers could get compensation if the lawsuit - which accuses Valve of charging inflated prices - succeeds.

Valve Corporation will face a £656m lawsuit in the UK over alleged unfair prices on its global online store, Steam, following a tribunal ruling that the case could continue.

The gaming giant is being accused of abusing its market dominance by imposing restrictive terms on game publishers and locking players into using Steam, the world’s largest distribution platform for PC gaming.

The legal action was brought by digital rights campaigner Vicki Shotbolt in 2024 on behalf of up to 14 million Steam users across the UK, who could be in line for compensation if she wins.

  • PiraHxCx@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    45·
    5 days ago

    This is only true if you’re selling Steam product keys,

    While Steam does claim that, there were two previous lawsuits in the USA saying otherwise, and I couldn’t find any other info online, nor how they ended up… and they also have that thing that if you are going to make a sales promotion on another platform you have to warn Steam so they can do it first… if in fact you can’t sell cheaper on a platform that charges you less, that’s top assholeness.

    • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      10·
      5 days ago

      there were two previous lawsuits in the USA saying otherwise

      Plaintiff claims aren’t always true. They’re financially incentivised to make claims that fit their narrative