nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year agoDusk: Unpopular opinion: I'd rather pay Valve 30% and put up with their de facto monopoly than help Epic work towards their own (very obviously desired) monopolytwitter.comexternal-linkmessage-square472fedilinkarrow-up1807arrow-down186
arrow-up1721arrow-down1external-linkDusk: Unpopular opinion: I'd rather pay Valve 30% and put up with their de facto monopoly than help Epic work towards their own (very obviously desired) monopolytwitter.comnanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square472fedilink
minus-squareLojcs@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·1 year agoIf that’s the case, why do people use sites like humble bundle when they could individually buy the games from steam?
minus-square𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙼𝚎𝚘𝚠@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoHumble Bundle has a special relationship with Valve iirc, because of the charity work they do.
minus-squareParanomaly@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoI believe it means base price and not sale prices. It’s fine for a game to go on sale for lower than Steam, but the base price can’t be $60 Steam $50 Epic as an example.
minus-squareSnipingNinja@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoThat is also allowed, but not if Epic purchase allows you to play the game on steam too
If that’s the case, why do people use sites like humble bundle when they could individually buy the games from steam?
Humble Bundle has a special relationship with Valve iirc, because of the charity work they do.
I believe it means base price and not sale prices. It’s fine for a game to go on sale for lower than Steam, but the base price can’t be $60 Steam $50 Epic as an example.
That is also allowed, but not if Epic purchase allows you to play the game on steam too