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Cake day: 2023年6月11日

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  • Steam

    • offers services
    • takes a 30% cut on products sold on the Steam Store
    • offers free Steam keys, within broad limitations, for you to sell on other stores, or distribute in other ways (free review copies, etc)
    • requires you to sell the product at the same price even when Steam is not involved (different store, no Steam integration)
    • the implication is that this also applies to discounts (I don’t know for sure myself, and the post does not give evidence of it, but the “fair to Steam” implies it)

    You could sell a product DRM-free on your own website 30% cheaper, and get the same money, while providing a cheaper, DRM-free alternative. Steam currently denies that, restricting your choices. You can still sell it on your website at the same price, of course, and the customer still has a choice.

    I think what feels unfair or maybe immoral is that they make demands, even requirements, upon your decisions and distributions that do not involve them at all. They’re taking your product hostage. And they can do so because they’re so big you can’t not publish on their storefront too if you want reach.














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