• GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world
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    valve being THE company holding the bar up in the gaming space.

    I think you mean holding a monopoly in the gaming space.

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      They aren’t really a monopoly. You can purchase games elsewhere. They are simply the gold standard of gaming platforms.

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      A monopoly on what? PC game storefeonts? Itch.io, gog, epic, gamepass, some are better than others, but steam isn’t anti-competition

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      The reason they hold most of the market share is not because of bad business practices it’s because the opposite. People use their service cause it’s the best.

      The gov only considers a large business a monopoly if it’s doing anti competitive practices to maintain or grow it’s market share. That description in no way fits steam or valve.

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        The reason they hold most of the market share is not because of bad business practices it’s because the opposite. People use their service cause it’s the best.

        I have physical copies of PC games that require a Steam Account.