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[-] woelkchen@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

No, it's not a monopoly. They aren't even a gatekeeper as defined recently by the EU.

The most successful PC games (Minecraft, Fortnite, Roblox) aren't even on Steam.

[-] rambaroo@lemmy.world -5 points 1 year ago

That doesn't mean anything. Jesus Christ these arguments that valve isn't a monopoly are just so incredibly weak. They've created a fucking cult.

[-] criticalimpact@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

Wrong, the US has antritrust laws and you can bet your bottom dollar that epic would have sued them already if they had any ground to do so.

[-] woelkchen@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Except it means everything. The EU, not really friendly towards US companies, declared that Valve is not a gatekeeper of digital markets. That means they don't have a monopoly on PC gaming.

[-] stillwater@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If this is an example of an argument why they are one, I can see why more people would come down on the other side.

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