Allegedly Monopolizing Game Prices, Steam Was Bringing Green to the Table by …

CALIFORNIA – A number of gamers in California, United States, filed a lawsuit against Valve for allegedly monopolizing the price of games on PC. Valve itself is a company that owns the Steam platform.

In the allegation, it was stated that the price of games sold on other platforms must be the same as those sold on Steam. Currently Steam is indeed at the top as the most dominating platform in the US, beating Epic Games, the Microsoft Store, and others.Also read: Mercedes-Benz A City, Cheap Mercedes-Benz Cars Price IDR 334 Million

Steam is suspected of having a clause called Most Favorite Nation (MFN). Because they feel unable to keep the price competitive with competitors, Steam is forcing game developers to join MFN.

Taking advantage of its popularity, through MFN Steam, PC game developers must equalize selling prices on all platforms. Of course they agree, for fear of their games being removed from the Steam platform.

The lawsuit also stated that the MFN clause made by Steam hindered innovation in the gaming industry. Because, newcomers will find it difficult to get to the market if they immediately set high prices.Also read: Tesla Model S and Model X Jet Aircraft Steering Bars are considered illegal

In fact, if MFN does not exist, other game platforms can market new game developers in order to attract market attention by providing low prices. Vice versa, other platforms can also increase prices for certain games, not generalized.

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