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 threadSnot FlickermanFeb 1

Oh well that’s totally fair, honestly.

It locks out real competitive pricing.

Show threadwarmFeb 1
It only applies to Steam product keys though, so developers cannot sell cheap Steam keys on other platforms while still taking advantage of Steam's services.
Show threadCavemanfreak
I believe the problem is that it isn’t just Steam keys. There’s apparently emails from Valve employees that state that it’s all versions of the game, and that seems to be the real crux here. And if that’s true it’s pretty shitty, and they might actually lose this.
Feb 1 at 8:19pmWeb
Show threadwarmFeb 1
Do you have a source for that? All I can find on their Steamworks site is the rules on Steam keys being restricted, not other versions. Maybe I missed that email part in the news.
Show threadCavemanfreakFeb 2
They were mentioned in a recent Youtube video by Bellular News. I haven’t read more about it myself.
Show threadladFeb 2
I guess whether this is true or not will be a defining point of the whole lawsuit
Show threadCavemanfreakFeb 2
Yeah, that seems to one of the few things here that might actually be relevant.