• BlueMagma@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    8 hours ago

    Ho ok, my bad, I completely misunderstood the issue then. It seems reasonable to impose a price equivalence on steam key

    • Lfrith@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      5 hours ago

      It’s OK to run a discount for Steam Keys on different stores at different times as long as you plan to give a comparable offer to Steam customers within a reasonable amount of time.

      https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/features/keys

      Word that stands out is comparable. Which provides a lot of flexibility on discounts outside the steam store. And isthereanydeals data that tracks all the prices over the years shows steam keys going on sale for cheaper than the steam store. Steam also takes 0% of Steam keys.

      Recent example is ARC Raiders. https://isthereanydeal.com/game/arc-raiders/info/

      Current best price is 15% off for $34.16 versus $39.99 on Steam. And all time low was $31.92.

      I do wonder how many people assume Steam store price is the best price, and end up paying more than they’d have to if they checked isthereanydeals. Since I’ve come across some comments that believed Steam did not allow cheaper prices as though it were fact despite reality not being the case.