FirmDistributionFeb 1

Why is Valve being sued for almost $900 million, but Epic Games wasn't sued when they bought Rocket League and Fall Guys to remove them from steam?

https://lemmy.world/post/42505070

Why is Valve being sued for almost $900 million, but Epic Games wasn't sued when they bought Rocket League and Fall Guys to remove them from steam? - Lemmy.World

Seems like buying games to remove them from your competitor is a scummier thing to do.

Show threadSnot FlickermanFeb 1

What are they being sued for? I guess I missed this?

Also I guess it could be argued they only removed it from new sales whereas people who already owned those titles on Steam still have them on Steam.

Show threadeliFeb 1
They are being accused of price fixing with the whole “can’t sell games for cheaper on other store fronts compared to the steam listing” thing
Show threadGuerillaGorillas

Which isn’t accurate and is more nuanced involving Steam keys like another user said. For instance, Prey is on sale for $6 on the PlayStation store but still $30 on Steam.

Feb 1 at 7:25pmWeb
Show threadSparroHawcFeb 2
That’s because they can’t intimidate Bethesda with an email.