nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 9 months agoDusk: Unpopular opinion: I'd rather pay Valve 30% and put up with their de facto monopoly than help Epic work towards their own (very obviously desired) monopolytwitter.comexternal-linkmessage-square509fedilinkarrow-up1839arrow-down190
arrow-up1749arrow-down1external-linkDusk: Unpopular opinion: I'd rather pay Valve 30% and put up with their de facto monopoly than help Epic work towards their own (very obviously desired) monopolytwitter.comnanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square509fedilink
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24arrow-down7·9 months agoNo, it’s not a monopoly. They aren’t even a gatekeeper as defined recently by the EU. The most successful PC games (Minecraft, Fortnite, Roblox) aren’t even on Steam.
minus-squarerambaroo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down12·9 months agoThat doesn’t mean anything. Jesus Christ these arguments that valve isn’t a monopoly are just so incredibly weak. They’ve created a fucking cult.
minus-squarecriticalimpact@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·9 months agoWrong, the US has antritrust laws and you can bet your bottom dollar that epic would have sued them already if they had any ground to do so.
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoExcept it means everything. The EU, not really friendly towards US companies, declared that Valve is not a gatekeeper of digital markets. That means they don’t have a monopoly on PC gaming.
minus-squarestillwater@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-29 months agoIf this is an example of an argument why they are one, I can see why more people would come down on the other side.
No, it’s not a monopoly. They aren’t even a gatekeeper as defined recently by the EU.
The most successful PC games (Minecraft, Fortnite, Roblox) aren’t even on Steam.
That doesn’t mean anything. Jesus Christ these arguments that valve isn’t a monopoly are just so incredibly weak. They’ve created a fucking cult.
Wrong, the US has antritrust laws and you can bet your bottom dollar that epic would have sued them already if they had any ground to do so.
Except it means everything. The EU, not really friendly towards US companies, declared that Valve is not a gatekeeper of digital markets. That means they don’t have a monopoly on PC gaming.
If this is an example of an argument why they are one, I can see why more people would come down on the other side.