A new Dutch class action has been filed against Valve Corporation, the company behind Steam. The case is brought by the Stichting Consumenten Competition Claims (CCC), which has launched the proceedings under the name GameClaim. The foundation acts on behalf of all Dutch PC gamers who have purchased games through Steam or other PC distribution platforms since 2013, IGN Benelux reports.
I know from experience valve coerces developers into participating in their sale events, basically saying there game won’t get promoted on the store or in searches unless they agree to sales.
Which considering they already take a massive 30% cut of developers earnings, is very scummy. Lots of indie Devs that already struggle to make money and already sell their games for super cheap are basically forced to cut their profits even further just to get some visibility on the platform.
I’m very skeptical of that. The Factorio devs famously refuse to ever put the game on sale, and has even increased the price over time to account for inflation. Yet they’re one of the most popular games on Steam
Yeah they are the notable exception. 99% of I die devs aren’t that lucky.
Got any proof to back up your claims?
What kind of proof do you want?
You’re the one making the claim. The onus lies on you. Either be quiet or pony up.
Yes, burden of proof lies with me, but what proof do you actually want??
I believe you, but they were asking for proof. Sources.
If 30% is massive, what do you propose the cut be? Epic said their 12% cut was unsustainable already.