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minus-squareampersandrew@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 month agoBut see, that’s the thing. They’re just as capable of putting those ads in game too. I definitely would have more visibility on the ads just at the title screen than I would on a launcher I’m clicking through as fast as humanly possible.
minus-squareWrench@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoIf they can convert purchase within their launcher, they don’t pay Steam their cut. That’s it.
minus-squareampersandrew@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoThat’s against Steam’s TOS, and Valve doesn’t take kindly to that.
But see, that’s the thing. They’re just as capable of putting those ads in game too. I definitely would have more visibility on the ads just at the title screen than I would on a launcher I’m clicking through as fast as humanly possible.
If they can convert purchase within their launcher, they don’t pay Steam their cut. That’s it.
That’s against Steam’s TOS, and Valve doesn’t take kindly to that.