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Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney supports the $900 million lawsuit against Valve, arguing Steam is "the only major store still holding onto payment ties and 30% junk fee" [refer to in-app purchases] (finance.yahoo.com)

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[–] Adeptus_Obsoletus@piefed.social 3 points 5 hours ago

I'm honestly not sure whether it's some huge astroturfing campaing or just people simply sucking off billionaires for no reason, but every time we see ANY criticism towards Valve or Gaben, most of the commenters flock in support of Valve. Underage gambling? Oh, who cares. Lootboxes? Well, that's okay. Taking 30% cut for games? Uh, actually, that's not a lot! Gaben owning a ton of yachts? Well, he's a good guy, so it's fine. And when Valve got forced by Australian court to create a refund policy, I saw a TON of comments saying it was actually wholesome valve who voluntarily decided to create it. But apparently they get a pass because they're smart enough to invest in a backup solution (Linux) in case Microsoft fucks them over.