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5 pages of steam circle-jerking? Sure, who wouldn't want to read that.
You don't know what a monopoly isAnything that breaks a monopoly is good. Sure it would suck to have multiple softwares and launchers to run games, but at least it will ensure lower prices.
Anything that breaks a monopoly is good. Sure it would suck to have multiple softwares and launchers to run games, but at least it will ensure lower prices.
A Reddit user has found that Valve has added a new item in the Steam Distribution Agreement. It’s a complicated couple of sentences, but it essentially means two things.
One is that if a developer or publisher has not made a Steam page for its upcoming game, then when it does it will have to release the game at the same time as on other platforms. The second is that if a game is already released, then developers and publishers can create a page for it no earlier 30 days before its release on Steam.
Normally, this document will never be seen by the public, as you have to sign up as a developer first. But it implies that Valve want to stop developers and publishers from using Steam just to advertise their game. Metro Exodus comes immediately to mind as an example, following its last minute announcement as an Epic exclusive.
He will find information that could lead to arrest of Hillary Clinton.So what happens when developer/publisher violates said agreement?
Can't they sue for breach of contract, claim that it made them lose money and try to gain compensation?So what happens when developer/publisher violates said agreement?
Another store entering...: https://venturebeat.com/2019/08/16/my-games-will-launch-global-game-store-in-q4/
With the standard 70/30 revenue split, huh. The Russian company behind Armored Warfare and Owlcat Games.
Can't they sue for breach of contract, claim that it made them lose money and try to gain compensation?So what happens when developer/publisher violates said agreement?
Wtf is the playstation even for to begin with?I liek how Steam lets you know when an item on your wishlist is on sale. Sony doesn’t do that. Also Sony doesn’t allow “gifts” so wtf is the PlayStation Store wishlist for?!?
Wtf is the playstation even for to begin with?I liek how Steam lets you know when an item on your wishlist is on sale. Sony doesn’t do that. Also Sony doesn’t allow “gifts” so wtf is the PlayStation Store wishlist for?!?
If that's the contract. Not saying that they would, only that they could. Not even saying really, asking.Can't they sue for breach of contract, claim that it made them lose money and try to gain compensation?So what happens when developer/publisher violates said agreement?
To sue for compensation over not selling on their store steamtards, steamtards never change...
Steam offers lots of things that developers and publishers can, and do, take advantage of in order to market their game and improve user experience and communicate with them. If the game will be exclusive to another platform I don't see why they should use Steam features destined to games that are actually sold on Steam. That sounds really reasonable to me.
Besides Steam is just reacting to Epic playing dirty. They never showed any interest in enforcing this stuff before Epic started stealing games from them, and even then, they took this long to respond. It looks like they put a lot of thought into this before doing it. I'm having a hard time seeing Valve as a bad guy on this one.
Some indie devs complain that they need wishlists to make a decent income once they publish, and 30 days isn't enough to grow that wishlist, if they also want to make EA offering on something like itch.io
Some indie devs complain that they need wishlists to make a decent income once they publish, and 30 days isn't enough to grow that wishlist, if they also want to make EA offering on something like itch.io
I don’t get it. What’s this have to do with itch.io?
Also, a company makes moves to beat out its competitors. I’m shocked. Since when does Steam have any obligation to help out devs using other storefronts?