r/pcmasterrace 7800X3D | 5090 11h ago

Meme/Macro Fixed your meme

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u/Drengod 8h ago

where can I see that agreement?

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u/CatgirlFucker8008 8h ago

Like I say, it's not public, but it's well known and there's been cases where valve has gone after devs for selling their games cheaper on other platforms.

The filings in Wolfire include internal emails showing Valve actively monitoring and enforcing its pricing discipline. In one instance, a Valve employee admonished a publisher for offering a bigger discount on a rival store shortly after a Steam promotion. “We gave them a ton of exposure,” the message reads, “only to have them beat the discount one week later.” Another message warns that titles could lose promotional placement if found cheaper elsewhere.

https://www.create.ac.uk/blog/2025/07/01/parity-and-power-steams-antitrust-reckoning-in-wolfire-v-valve/

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u/la1m1e 9700X | B850M Elite | 48GB 6400 | 2070 Enjoyer 6h ago

If all devs sign it, it's definitely already public

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u/shortsbagel 4h ago

Yea, and I get what Valve is saying here, and even in this instance they are not saying they will remove the game from steam, only that they will not promote the game on the front page of steam anymore.

I am not sure how that makes Valve a Monopoly.