I mean steam do influence pricing though right? You're not allowed to sell for less on other platfor
I mean steam do influence pricing though right? You're not allowed to sell for less on other platforms.
KThey'd have to change the model and charge separately for some functions of the SteamSDK tbh...
Ayou are
Myou can sell for less on other platform?
KNo you can't
KThat's the shady clause
KThat's not shady lmao
Ayeah, for steam keys specifically, but you have to give the discount also on steam quickly
KThey ask that if you adjust the price elsewhere, bloody well adjust the price here.
A
KIt is because if other storefront charges you less than 30% you can't pass that saving to the consumer.
KA storefront asking the supplier not to game the stores against each other is kinda a low ask.
Mwait so you're telling me if I package my game by my own and I can't even sell it at my price on my own store if I have the game on steam
KThey'd never do that in the first place either. That's not how capitalism works anywhere in the world so far.
KYup you need to match the prices
KThey'd take a bigger slice instead and keep the prices uniform.
Mactually the first time I ever heard that
KIndies do want to have the option
Aif the package is made with steam keys, you can sell for cheaper but have to apply the same price also on steam store with discounts
KAnd some would actually do it
KWhat indies. What council of indies do you speak for?
Mnot steam key or steam runtime
Athen its fine
Moh
Asteam doesnt have control over that
Mwell that's misleading
Aits your game afterall
Myeah steam key belong to steam so I don't see why
Awhat is? its pretty clear how it works
KYou sure?
Mthis is misleading
MI was asking if I'm doing the packaging all by myself and without steam
Adude, the game YOU made is owned by steam the time you post it on steam store? no
Kthis is false
Kyou cannot sell steam keys for less than they are on steam
Kyou are misrepresenting the entire thing
KThat's the point.
Kyou can't
Ayou can, but have to give the same deal on steam as well
KNo, it's not. You can sell games for less than you do on steam
Kyou cannot sell steam keys for less
MI bought a bunch of gog games for cheaper that's also on steam so I got so confused for a moment there
Aguys please
KThis protects Valve from having their bandwidth robbed by selling actual steam keys for steam for less than steam would make, a transaction which grants valve $0
Aits clear
KIt wasn't to me, there's false discourse going around then
KPeople here are missing that developers aren't benevolently intent on driving down prices. especially not in a way that differentiates between where you buy their product. It would also cause massive issues with storefronts because it directly drives sales away. It'd create insane friction if they did this in a way that wasn't at least playing within a certain set of agreed upon clauses.
This stuff is why EA, UBI and all the others started their own launchers in the first place. To avoid legal issues from discriminating storefronts and eating more of the pie. They don't sell their games cheaper on their own platform, they just take more pie.
This stuff is why EA, UBI and all the others started their own launchers in the first place. To avoid legal issues from discriminating storefronts and eating more of the pie. They don't sell their games cheaper on their own platform, they just take more pie.
Kthere is, yes
Kthis lawsuit is a trainwreck
Aexactly
Athe boomers who made this shit didnt read ONE PAGE of the partnership with steam
