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Gabe Newell on Steam monopoly accusations: Gamers have 'enormous choice' about where to buy games (www.pcgamer.com)
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[-] Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 2 points 12 hours ago

I am starting to believe that the whole accusation of valve threatening to remove a game from steam about price differences likely has to do with if steam keys are generated for games purchased through other vendors. That's like the only scenario where it would be appropriate.

this post was submitted on 02 Jun 2026
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