Valve policy states you cannot undercut the base price on another site, sales happen all the time on GOG and Epic that do not happen on Valve. The steam keys mean the developer cannot resell the keys at a lower cost since it provides access to Steam features such as the workshop and cloud storage.
You also do not need to use Steam, Steam OS and Steam Deck are completely open source with alternative game stores, the 30% cut you give Steam is entirely voluntary.
Steam is literally just preventing people from using Steam services to undercut Steam itself, if you cannot see past the market share or why Steam is the big dog on the block you should do more research or go outside. Stop simping for overegulation.
Again, only if you use Steam keys, a Steam feature. Limited time sales are also still allowed on Steam keys. You can undercut Steam prices if you do not sell a steam key with it.
If you want to sell your game keyless on GOG for cheaper you can, and should.
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That is exactly what is happening though?
“It is important that you don’t give Steam customers a worse deal than Steam Key purchasers.” https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/features/keys#%3A~%3Atext=It+is+important+that+you+don’t+give+Steam+customers+a+worse+deal+than+Steam+Key+purchasers.
Valve policy states you cannot undercut the base price on another site, sales happen all the time on GOG and Epic that do not happen on Valve. The steam keys mean the developer cannot resell the keys at a lower cost since it provides access to Steam features such as the workshop and cloud storage.
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You also do not need to use Steam, Steam OS and Steam Deck are completely open source with alternative game stores, the 30% cut you give Steam is entirely voluntary.
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Steam is literally just preventing people from using Steam services to undercut Steam itself, if you cannot see past the market share or why Steam is the big dog on the block you should do more research or go outside. Stop simping for overegulation.
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Again, only if you use Steam keys, a Steam feature. Limited time sales are also still allowed on Steam keys. You can undercut Steam prices if you do not sell a steam key with it.
If you want to sell your game keyless on GOG for cheaper you can, and should.