steam is simply saying, “if you want to sell your product through us you must not sell it elsewhere for cheaper”. don’t like it? don’t sell your product on steam. simple as that.
valve has a fiscal responsibility to ensure that developers aren’t siphoning customers away from the platform and requiring equal pricing for the same product across all platforms ensures a level playing field for both devs and resellers.
ask yourself, why would Ubisoft sell a game on steam for $60 and then attempt to sell the same game on their platform for $40? I’ll give you a hint, it’s not out of the goodness of their heart.
That’s why Ubisoft could sell their games for 30% cheaper on their own platform
good for them. they can fuck off and sell their shit on their platform exclusively.
that 30% that valve takes? that’s the cost of business working with valve. that’s the fee to have access to their delivery platform, their inventory control system, their large consumer base.
it melts my brain to attempt to comprehend how anyone can complain that a company is literally charging for their services AND have TOS to back it up.
TOS aren’t just legal by default. If Valve are indeed saying that they will delist Ubisoft games if they sell their own games elsewhere for cheaper than they do on Steam, that will absolutely get them in trouble with the law. That’s classic anti-competitive behaviour. It’s abusing their market position.
that’s some fucked up logic.
steam is simply saying, “if you want to sell your product through us you must not sell it elsewhere for cheaper”. don’t like it? don’t sell your product on steam. simple as that.
valve has a fiscal responsibility to ensure that developers aren’t siphoning customers away from the platform and requiring equal pricing for the same product across all platforms ensures a level playing field for both devs and resellers.
ask yourself, why would Ubisoft sell a game on steam for $60 and then attempt to sell the same game on their platform for $40? I’ll give you a hint, it’s not out of the goodness of their heart.
Valve takes 30% of all sales. What’s 30% of $60?
That’s why Ubisoft could sell their games for 30% cheaper on their own platform - they make the same amount of money as selling for $60 on Steam.
good for them. they can fuck off and sell their shit on their platform exclusively.
that 30% that valve takes? that’s the cost of business working with valve. that’s the fee to have access to their delivery platform, their inventory control system, their large consumer base.
it melts my brain to attempt to comprehend how anyone can complain that a company is literally charging for their services AND have TOS to back it up.
TOS aren’t just legal by default. If Valve are indeed saying that they will delist Ubisoft games if they sell their own games elsewhere for cheaper than they do on Steam, that will absolutely get them in trouble with the law. That’s classic anti-competitive behaviour. It’s abusing their market position.
Did you happen to notice the title of the topic you’re in?
Oh, that’s easy: valve takes a cut on their platform. So Ubisoft can sell it lower on their platform because they do not have to pay valve.