I recommend hosting yourself to see exactly what “admins” have to go through.

Should be Lemmy over piefed.

Thanks for pointing this out.

This “sign up to view” nonsense needs to end. Whoever suggested it should be tarred and feathered.

Pretty sure this is paid propaganda.

I’m glad I stopped arguing with morons.

Good luck in life.

Well that’s stupid. If Steam charged less, the price of games wouldn’t change.

Developers and publishers would just pocket the difference.

Stupid people do.

Valve isn’t forcing anyone to use their platform.

If Steam’s terms aren’t satisfactory for developers, then they don’t have to use Steam.

🤡

Epic would charge Steam’s fees if they had Steam’s marketshare.

Everyone thinking they care about creators or customers is a fucking moron.

Star Citizen might come out before this.

I’m not defending anyone.

I’m calling stupidity out for what it is.

Yeah, Charlie Kaufman is actually the one who mentioned AI being able to take the place of hollywood writers because they’re all so shit and fans have no standards.

https://consequence.net/2023/08/charlie-kaufman-ai-garbage-sag-aftra-strike/

You’re a useful idiot.

He’s a slimeball.

If a developer doesn’t like those terms, can’t they just remove their game from Steam or never release it there to begin with?

If a user doesn’t like those terms, they don’t have to buy the game.

Developers and users are voting with their wallets every day and the votes say Steam is worth the cost.

And a 30% cut is high.

Is it? It’s my understanding that it’s comparable to what brick and mortar stores would charge to have a game on their shelves.

Also, anyone who thinks EGS will keep developer fees low if they had a higher marketshare is incredibly naive.

Nobody is forced to use any of those platforms.

You’re the one licking the boot of developers who just want to profit off of your stupidity.