PC gamers win the first battle against Valve Corporation as £656m competition claim receives judicial approval

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• RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Fuck this title. Pc gamers are not in a battle against valve. We willingly gave them the pseudo-monopoly they have because they’re the only company that treats us right. All the competition has to do to break it is be decent but they all fail at the bare minimum.

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  • glitches_brew@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I think it’s less of a monopoly and more of the fact that they won the market share game. I could buy all my games somewhere else but I don’t know why I would do something so stupid.

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  • dukemirage@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    „PC Gamers“ are not a monolith. I buy games on Steam if they are not anywhere else. It’s not like I have an option, I‘d prefer a non-US, DRM-free alternative, like GOG. But most big publishers refuse to not exclusively release on Steam.

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    • ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      You’ll have to convince those other developers to release on GOG. It’s not Valve preventing them from doing so.

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• a4ng3l@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Anyone has a run-down of her actual motives? Ties to the industry or something ? Also someone give them a link to the Nintendo store if they want to see overpriced games…

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  • rtxn@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’m going to guess that Shotbolt & co. are ambulance chaser dipshits. Wolfire and Epic opened the sluice gate and they wanted a slice of the cake in a different jurisdiction.

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    • dukemirage@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      It is speculation, yes. This is about consumer rights.

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• rtxn@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Absolute hogwash.

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• AudaciousArmadillo@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Ah yes, those expensive PC games. Much cheaper on console and on the first party stores of the publishers, yes yes.

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• lofuw@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Pretty sure this is paid propaganda.

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  • dukemirage@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    By whom?

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    • reksas@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      the ones who want to take down valve because they dont want to compete by providing better service.

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    • Beep@lemmus.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      By the deep state

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• Ilixtze@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Valve is the only online platform intrust, I don’t prefer valve because it is a monopoly but because the other platforms are trash.

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• Korhaka@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  As a PC gamer I don’t really feel any need for a class action lawsuit against Valve. The cunts at EA or Ubisoft however…

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• marighost@piefed.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  The only person I’ve ever heard of complaining about the Valve/Steam “monopoly” and their 30% dev cut is Tim “I think AiGen CSAM is okay” Sweeney. And who gives a fuck what that diddler apologist thinks.

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• psx_crab@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  This is an important moment for any gamer who has purchased a Steam enabled game. That includes millions of gamers who have been impacted by the unfair practices that have resulted in them being overcharged.

  No other platform are giving me 90% discount and regional pricing, and Epic Game Store price isn’t any cheaper despite collecting less charge. She might come with a right mindset but suing a wrong cause, and will probably not gonna win.

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• FirmDistribution@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  PC gamers win the first battle against Valve Corporation…

  Wtf am I winning here? Will I see any money from this £656m amount?

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  • Beep@lemmus.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    About the claim

    Anyone who has purchased PC games or add-on content in the UK between 4 June 2018 to 4 June 2024, is automatically included and potentially entitled to compensation if the case is won. Consumers are encouraged to sign-up at steamyouoweus.co.uk to be kept up to date on the case.

    Collective proceedings involve a claim brought by a class representative on behalf of a defined group of persons who have suffered loss as a result of a breach of competition law. There is no guarantee that compensation will be made available in the future – the case must first be won in the Competition Appeal Tribunal, unless an earlier settlement is agreed.

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    • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      And it’ll total to about a buck for each person that claims, because the lawyers are going to take almost all the money and you’re suckling their bollocks for no reason

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• queerstudbroalex@piefed.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  The UK specialist competition tribunal has certified the £656m legal claim against Valve brought by children’s rights campaigner , Vicki Shotbolt.

  So this looks like a weaponizing of children. I doubt that will work out well.

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• dukemirage@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Imposing Platform Parity Obligations (“PPOs”), that prohibit publishers from selling Products through other distribution channels on better terms than the same Products are available on Steam.

  …org.uk/…/16407724-vicki-shotbolt-class-represent…

  That’s fair actually.

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  • queerstudbroalex@piefed.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I agree, the law firm link we are commenting on is just terribly written.

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• queerstudbroalex@piefed.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  The claim alleges that Valve has abused its dominant position in the PC gaming market under UK competition law by imposing excessive commission charges and anti-competitive restrictions on game developers selling gaming titles on the Steam platform.

  These excessive commission charges are passed onto consumers by way of increased prices for PC games and in-game content.

  This reads like a significant increase. Umm…?

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