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72% of devs believe Steam has a monopoly on PC games, according to study
(www.gamesindustry.biz)
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All right the fact that you just said you have no choice but to sell on Steam has pretty much invalidated all the other parts of your argument. That alone is enough.
Also you might want to check a little bit about steams practices when it comes to pricing. They have a lot more influence on pricing than you seem to imagine.
i didn't say steam was the only choice, in fact, i just described another way that many devs choose
regarding the price: is it steam that keeps raising them?