Gabe Newell Fights Steam Monopoly Claims, Says “Customers Have Enormous Choice” Across Consoles and PC

Gabe Newell Fights Steam Monopoly Claims, Says “Customers Have Enormous Choice” Across Consoles and PC

Steam logo on a collage of video game covers including Gears 5, Cyberpunk, and Stardew Valley.

Valve’s digital storefront and quintessential home for PC gamers, Steam, is currently under fire from multiple lawsuits. One aimed at microtransaction practices in games like Counter-Strike, and two more, both aimed at the 30% cut Valve takes with every purchase made on Steam, one in the UK and another in the US. It’s the latter of the two that we have an update on, as a deposition of boss Gabe Newell reveals how Newell is trying to argue against Steam being a monopoly, claiming that players have “enormous choice” when it comes to buying their PC games. That comes from […]

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