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[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works -3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

There's the weakest defense of a capitalistic business practice you could come up with...

"It's the industry's standard!"

Ok, if the standard was 50% and someone came along and said "Know what? We can do the same thing for 20%" would you be defending those charging 50%? What if it was 75%?

The reality is, they're taking 30% because their position allows them to do so and people don't care enough about those actually doing the work to create games to push Valve to change their ways. Valve is as greedy as any other company.

Remember folks, Gaben is a billionaire that owns multiple yachts, he's not your friend, he's making a fuck load of money instead of making sure you get the most from your money, Valve could lower their cut by a whole lot while still being extremely profitable.

this post was submitted on 11 Jun 2024
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