Valve services do not apply when a game is being sold by Ubisoft in their own platform, with no steam keys included in the purchase. Valve’s infrastructure is not being used. That’s what these lawsuits are about. Not steam key resellers.
Im saying there are other key sellers that have it for less that they don’t stop from doing so, but the things steam had and the publicity it gives are of value and they don’t want to have publishers using steam for publicity and other community and forums what it and directing most of the sales elsewhere. They can by all means list their games elsewhere and price it however they want. But that’s always been the terms of selling on steam. Of they don’t like it they shouldn’t agree to the terms. But it’s not like it’s some new policy that valve implemented out of nowhere. I don’t completely agree with their policy but if publishers have an issue with it then don’t agree to it
I meant list it elsewhere and not on steam. You can list it as many other places as you want that don’t have that policy and price it however you want. Nothing stopping you. But if you agree to the terms steam has long had set for listing it on steam then that’s how it be
Valve services do not apply when a game is being sold by Ubisoft in their own platform, with no steam keys included in the purchase. Valve’s infrastructure is not being used. That’s what these lawsuits are about. Not steam key resellers.
Im saying there are other key sellers that have it for less that they don’t stop from doing so, but the things steam had and the publicity it gives are of value and they don’t want to have publishers using steam for publicity and other community and forums what it and directing most of the sales elsewhere. They can by all means list their games elsewhere and price it however they want. But that’s always been the terms of selling on steam. Of they don’t like it they shouldn’t agree to the terms. But it’s not like it’s some new policy that valve implemented out of nowhere. I don’t completely agree with their policy but if publishers have an issue with it then don’t agree to it
Again, the suit is happening because valve is threatening them to prevent exactly this.
Terms that force prices on other services (that didn’t involve steam keys) are illegal price fixing behavior and cannot be enforced.
The thing they’re doing is not written in their terms of service. No one agreed to be under this racketeering effort.
I meant list it elsewhere and not on steam. You can list it as many other places as you want that don’t have that policy and price it however you want. Nothing stopping you. But if you agree to the terms steam has long had set for listing it on steam then that’s how it be
Who taught you to read?
The thing happening is not covered by the terms (which even if they were, is not legal, and is very much price fixing cartel behavior)
Holy shit. How many times does it have to be repeated for you to understand?