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minus-squareTywèle [she|her]@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoSteam DRM is not mandatory.
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·3 months agoUnfortunately being listed on Steam is.
minus-squareTywèle [she|her]@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-23 months agoI mean that’s obvious isn’t it? What would be the point of a developer using Steam and having their game not listed on it? What are you trying to say?
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·3 months agoIt is obvious. That’s the point. Steam dominates the market to the extent that you can’t have a successful launch without paying them a 30% tax. This is how monopolies work.
Steam DRM is not mandatory.
Unfortunately being listed on Steam is.
I mean that’s obvious isn’t it? What would be the point of a developer using Steam and having their game not listed on it? What are you trying to say?
It is obvious. That’s the point. Steam dominates the market to the extent that you can’t have a successful launch without paying them a 30% tax. This is how monopolies work.