To this day, one of the largest stores for gaming pc it is Steam, platform that hosts titles of all kinds, which range from shooters, adventure, RPG, rhythm and many more. And although everything can be happiness, it seems that it is not, since Valve is currently being sued for the commissions requested from indie studios.
The claim in question was filed Wolfire Gamesa developer who accuses the company of exaggerated commissions, something similar to what happened in his day with Manzana Y Epic Games. Noting that the studio game, Overgrowthhas become cheaper in other stores, and as a result it was removed from the Steam platform shortly after.
From the point of view of the CEO, this would be a monopolistic practice, since they are implying that there could not be prices lower than those of Steam. Forcing many to buy in that division. In addition, it is confirmed that they are charging a current 30% commission for the sale of games, and compared to others that use 18%, that is much higher.
It is worth commenting that the judge advocated for the study, so the lawsuit has been approved towards Wolfire Games, that will lead to a discussion about returning the game to Steam and also the exaggeration in commissions. Thus being a precedent in the history of the platform, given that previously there had been no lawsuit against Valve for these actions.
Via: Kotaku
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