Dutch gamers file €220 million claim against Valve, operator of game platform Steam
2026-06-11 22:50 UTC
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@a4ng3l@lemmy.world 2026-06-12 05:51
I’m curious who’s bankrolling them for this one. They are not the same as Noyb who actually are very transparent and actually « believe » in something : these dudes are closer to insurance claims chasers from what I read about them. Also I love their Q&A that states that they don’t get money from this No. The Consumenten Competition Claims Foundation is a non-profit foundation. Someone is absolutely paying them for the action it’s literally 5 questions above and is Winward NL. And they go back to my ambulance chaser parallel since it’s just a company doing litigation finance. There’s nothing showing links from those guys to broader financial interests but that would not be out of the possibilities.
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@ski11erboi@lemmy.world 2026-06-11 23:20
Is there any actual proof of valve taking actions to limit competition or are they just popular because they have a good business model?
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@richardwallass@sh.itjust.works 2026-06-12 15:00
You can like Valve but you cannot deny it’s dominant position in the market. It is a monopoly. It’s a fact.
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@SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 2026-06-12 15:23
When the 30% fee gets lowered prices won’t come down. The market has already shown that consumers are willing to pay for the games at the current price level. Publishers will just pocket the increased revenue, instead of passing it on to the consumer.
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@piyuv@lemmy.world 2026-06-12 10:02
I love valve as much as any other gamer but I’m with Dutchies on this one. Valve has monopolistic policies