• woelkchen@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    No, it’s not a monopoly. They aren’t even a gatekeeper as defined recently by the EU.

    The most successful PC games (Minecraft, Fortnite, Roblox) aren’t even on Steam.

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      1 year ago

      That doesn’t mean anything. Jesus Christ these arguments that valve isn’t a monopoly are just so incredibly weak. They’ve created a fucking cult.

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        1 year ago

        Wrong, the US has antritrust laws and you can bet your bottom dollar that epic would have sued them already if they had any ground to do so.

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        1 year ago

        Except it means everything. The EU, not really friendly towards US companies, declared that Valve is not a gatekeeper of digital markets. That means they don’t have a monopoly on PC gaming.

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        1 year ago

        If this is an example of an argument why they are one, I can see why more people would come down on the other side.