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LupertEverett@lemmy.world 1 day agoExcept that is a thing only for selling steam keys outside steam. There are no price parity clauses.
partner.steamgames.com/doc/features/keys
Also here is a gamedev saying that they’ll sell their game for a cheaper price on EGS: twitter.com/…/1700066610302603405
store.epicgames.com/…/heard-of-the-story-ff3758
store.steampowered.com/app/…/Heard_of_the_Story/
If what you saying was actually the case I am 120% sure Tim Sweeney would be all over it lol.
Lastly, there was ALREADY a case like that (Valve vs. Wolfire). The courts couldn’t find anything regarding Wolfire’s claims and then dismissed the case.
BlueMagma@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Ho ok, my bad, I completely misunderstood the issue then. It seems reasonable to impose a price equivalence on steam key
LupertEverett@lemmy.world 1 day ago
No worries! And indeed!
Lfrith@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
partner.steamgames.com/doc/features/keys
Word that stands out is comparable. Which provides a lot of flexibility on discounts outside the steam store. And isthereanydeals data that tracks all the prices over the years shows that in steam keys do go on sale for cheaper than the steam store. Steam also takes 0% of Steam keys.
Recent example is ARC Raiders. isthereanydeal.com/game/arc-raiders/info/
Current best price is 15% off for $34.16 versus $39.99 on Steam. And all time low was $31.92.
I do wonder how many people assume Steam store price is the best price, and end up paying more than they’d have to if theh check isthereanydeals. Since I’ve come across some comments that believed Steam did not allow cheaper prices as though it were fact despite reality not being the case.