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[–] teolan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Does it?

They can also just sell the game on other platforms no?

[–] Tau@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago

Yes, but his way you get the advantages of having it on Steam while bypassing the 30% cut of Valve.

My point was that, while Valve does take a big cut, it doesn't stop gamedevs from bypassing it