Comment on Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney supports the $900 million lawsuit against Valve, arguing Steam is "the only major store still holding onto payment ties and 30% junk fee"

• Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  That’s not what we’re doing. Not giving steam a pass for doing the same bad shit that you hate other companies for doing isn’t putting society’s ills into steam. It’s just not being hypocritical.

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  • ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Nobody said steam was better because of their EULA, so calling Steam out for something every developer on the planet does is what’s hypocritical.

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    • sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Not nearly every developer puts DRM in their games and not every platform that distributes software says you only license the software, many let you own it

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      • ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Those platforms are in the minority.

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