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Gabe Newell on Steam monopoly accusations: Gamers have 'enormous choice' about where to buy games

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Gabe Newell on Steam monopoly accusations: Gamers have 'enormous choice' about where to buy games

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PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 days ago

Newell also said in 2023 testimony that Steam's 'unwritten rule' against charging lower prices on other storefronts does not exist.

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Close, but also include the accusation coming from the ones on the left!
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  Damn that’s a good point. I don’t hear a single consumer talk about it being a monopoly. Isn’t that who would decide such a thing?

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