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Indie developer behind 'Overwhelmingly Positive' rated shipbuilder argues that Steam's "free advertising" is worth the 30% cut (www.gamesradar.com)
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[-] CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Yes although they are being sued by developers for not being allowed to sell the keys at a lower price.

[-] CancerMancer@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago

As I understand it the issue is actually that people weren't allowed to sell their game for less on other platforms, but they weren't necessarily trying to sell Steam keys.

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