https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2g1md0l23o
>>527133100team blackrock
>>527133100Britain is cooked. Every company that does business with that shithole should withdraw entirely from that market. Its just not worth trying to comply with their Orwellian horse shit.
>>527133100>insane food prices in the UK>this is fine>vidya game prices>REEEE UNFAIRk
>>527133100The UK has price controls on videogames?
>>527133100How is this a bad thing?Fucking based. I love Labour now
My main gripe with Steam is that they have established a virtual monopoly in the gaming space. Many games can only be purchased through steam, and then steam forces you to use their interface to launch the games you've purchased, or rather, the games you've rented. Because Steam is a service provider and they are merely letting you play their games.My real disdain for steam is the result of their methodology to prevent you from running multiple games YOU think you own on YOUR computers. There should be no check by steam other than to prevent you from running multiple copies of the same title. It should not be their concern if you have 20 gaming computers and you like to walk around your house playing 20 different games through the day... not their concern.And yet steam will prevent you from launching megabonk if another completely different game title is in use by the same account. Your save data be damned... steam should not be able to do this. Steam should be allowed to only maintain their store, and once a game is purchased it should be able to be launched independent of steam.It's actually an absurd premis that they are allowed to force you to use their product in order to run a seperate piece of software you have paid for. In some cases steam even prevents games from loading when they would otherwise load fine if not for steam interfering.
>>527133100be like 4chanjust ignore them and eventually the uk gives up
>>527133100Honestly, if I'm Gabe, my response is to turn off Steam access for everyone located in the UK. Lock all of your libraries. Bye bye, niggers. He should've done it to protest digital ID. Everyone should've.
>>527133100>keir starmer is gonna G A P E gabe newell!So confirmed that Keir Starmer is not only a Jewish Socialist, but a HOMOSEXUAL DEGENERATE? K then. carry on.
>>527133100>google lady>literal ambulance chaser with a hardon for valve who has thrown multiple suits for different things that failed to move forward for 3 yearsHer entire argument is based on misconstruing steam policy.Valve doesn't care that you sell your games for less on other platforms, they care if you sell STEAM keys for less on them to bypass valves 30% cut.You are not entitled to someones infrastructure while skirting the fees you agreed to.
>>527133852At first I disagreed with your post but the further I read... youre right.
>>527133852>what is offline mode
>>527133271Food is cheaper in the UK than almost any other developed country.
>>527134514all the essentials
>>527134514dodge this
>>527134514No it fucking isn't, go to Germany, everything's cheaper AND they're on higher salaries.
>>527133100Steam should just pull the plug on the UK and stop selling games there
American services need to pull the plug on us asappeople will start cancelling the BB subscriptions and lowering their mobile data plans the uk and Eu have made it clear they are going to replace u.s services with awarded contracts and licenses with u.s equivalentsu.s companies holding on from losing a market are going to lose in the long term they are just keeping the internet warm for the take over just flip the switch off on us
>>527133100Gabe won't take their shit like the gobohomo retards at Apple and Google do. He will just shut off Steam in Britain.The game creators / publishers themselves set the prices, it's a hell of a thing to say that's unfair. What's next, a maximum price for sausages in the UK? What about really fancy ones like the King eats?Somebody has to stand up to these faggots eventually and Gabe already has more yachts than he can spread his fat ass out upon at once. He needs to do this for America. Enough with collecting more yachts and shit. Make a stand. Do it for America.
>>527133852>steam forces you to use their interface to launch gamesUntrue. The game devs/publishers are at fault for this.>prevent you from running multiple games YOU think you own on YOUR computers.You can run like 20+ games on one computer, or use offline mode for multiple computers. >once a game is purchased it should be able to be launched independent of steam.Again, not Steam's fault, but the devs/publishers. The majority of games I have can be copied and installed on a different pc without Steam and work just fine.
>>527133100The kids who play vidya in the UK are now mostly black jamaicans and can't afford the white man's labor.
>>527133100gabe's lawyers are the best and will rape kier just the way he likes it
>>527134514Delusional
>>527134514oi post them bloody in-store proices 'n there'll be an end to them horrors, on me mum
>>527133100Is it people lying about not being allowed to sell games on other platforms for a lower price #38439 or is it something else?
>>527133100Steam should just cut bongs out of the market. Such a loser country with an ever bigger loser people. You deserve to get conquered by muslims and browns.
>>527133100>abusing its market dominanceHow can you argue for this when that store is entirely by choice?
>>527135504yeah most older steam games have no verification, its not something mandated by valve but rather something that creators do specifically
>>527133100the fuck are they smoking. i gave up piracy because of steam's pricesthey're talking about 100 dollar shootyslop games i guess? take it up with the publishers
>>527135652you don't know how good you have it. Last time I was there, you could get a kilo of carrots for two pence, potato's were basically free, and meat was literally half the price or less than what it is here.Doritos and Gamer Fuel don't count as food.
No steam for whiners then block the whole country
>>527133100>Prices too low>HE IS DUMPING!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!>Same price as everybody else>CARTEL!!!!!!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!>Price above average>ABUSE OF ECONOMIC POWER!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
>>527134659catch
>>527136114His prices are in dollars yours are in pounds, so he wins.
>>527134688where do you shop? lidl is very good
>>527136114you're a right fokken tosser mate
>>527136231>>527136304has onions and .2 more oz of pop
>>527133100just shut down service in the uk if they want to play like that.You don't own the games it's a subscription.
>>527133100Is this that retarded lawsuit about devs not being allowed to sell steam keys off platform for cheaper than they are on steam? Valve is not going to lose this
>>527133254This. Wall them off in their shittier version of China's firewalled internet until they grow enough fucking balls to start killing their faggot cocksucking kike shill politicians.
>NOOOOOOOO HOST MY KEYS AND LET ME UNDERCUT YOU!!!!!why are they so evil?
>>527136348u wot?? you actually reckon that’s worth 58p, bruv? nah, you’re havin a laugh. proper mug take. cheeky little shambles, that
>>527136348I'm pretty sure the us costco dog is bigger than 1/4 lb
Does Europe know how to do anything but litigate?
>>527133852DRM was getting made around that time or PC gaming was going to die. And I'm not even being dramatic here. Before steam became big PC was getting monkey version of some games, including sport ones(officially it was because it didn't have the performance needed but it was happening during late PS2 era and PS2 was getting the "full" versions unsurprisingly) while PC developers were being pushed by publishers and investors to make console games, often going bankrupt after releasing trash in the process. Even the mere promise of DRM(that was cracked in hours) being there was enough to calm down all the retarded suits about the looming threat of piracy(if you download $60 game the publisher loses $60, download it 1000 times to steal $60k from them) while also changing a lot of market dynamics to make smaller games in niche genres, PC speciality, more viable commercially. That it was Valve that benefitted from it is one thing, but if all companies a privately owned one that responds to no shareholders isn't structurally the worst thing to be in this place. Again a bit of history for you - there was one serious competitor steam had in the early days. Games for windows live. Initially with paid online, like on consoles. That was the alternative scenario to Steam or PC gaming simply dying out of suits gatekeeping games and funding for games out of it.
I called itSoon steam will require a new program and all previous digital licenses will be forfeit
>>527137028then why does the usa one say 1/4lb
>>527134514Meat is 10 bongs a kilo
ITT: kvetching jewish mutts
>>527133782>How is this a bad thing?Because it’s totally retarded? Steam sells games for $30 while other studios like Nintendo sell them for $80.Also why the fuck is the British government interfering in the free market? Is Britain a communist state now?
>This, Ms Shotbolt argues, has enabled Steam to charge an "excessive commission of up to 30%", making UK consumers pay too much for purchasing PC games and add-on content.Case in point how mainstream economics are retarded. Steam consistently provides so much utility that players don't give a shit if Valve comission is 30%, nobody is losing here other than retarded greedy companies and their platforms (uplay, origin)
>>527137546>now
>>527137546>Also why the fuck is the British government interfering in the free market? Is Britain a communist state now?>tf>tpdo you need reminding your orange pedo protector president says you're being ripped off on things so he's going to tariff people? guess what, you jews charge Europeans more for the same game than you charge Amerilards. Fuck you jewish bitches
>>527137956>Steam regional pricing adjusts game costs based on local economic conditions, purchasing power, and currency exchange rates, rather than a direct, flat conversion from USD. While Valve provides recommended, lower prices for specific countries to combat high costs and piracy, publishers have ultimate control to set, accept, or modify these regional prices. >publishers have ultimate control to set, accept, or modify these regional prices.Why are you mad at the wrong people?
>>527138403>We charge people more when we think we can get away with it. why are you sticking up for the kikes? You a jeet on a VPN?
>>527137956What you don't know is US consumers get taxed added on top of the sale price while Europeans have the taxes included in the priceIt might still be more expensive for Europe but it's not by much
>>527133852Then go to GOG you fucking loser
>>527138614>What you don't know isretard. i lived in colorado for a yearbesides this is common fucking knowledge
>>527133100actually based from uk, every game should cost 5 dollars max
>>527137956Domestic trade =/= Foreign tradeYou’re really showing that amazing German Education there.
you guys are BUYING your games?like.. with money???
>>527138847if it's not on steam it doesn't exist, simple as
>>527138831when they cut your penis off, does it make your IQ drop to subhuman levels? retarded jew nigger.
>>527138544I'll repeat it for you.>publishers have ultimate control to set, accept, or modify these regional prices.That means Ubisoft or whoever you buy your gay shit from is the one ripping you off. Get angry at the right kikes.
>>527133100Trump and / or Vance really got to draw the fucking line with these scum.
>>527139134it creates a baseline of trauma that is always there. the freudian fear of castration is stronger in Jew victims.
>>527133100>It claims that as Valve requires users to buy all additional content through Steam, if they've bought the initial game through the platform it is essentially "locking in" users to continue making purchases there.Well, I know thats wrong for a start, as I've bought many DLC packs on 3rd Party websites and then brought their key across to Steam to use it there.
>>527133100How exactly are the prices unfair?
>>527133100I ain't going to that url, you dumb lazy nigger pole jeet.>titleyou did that>qrd greentextyou didn't do that>link well done monkey>post screencap of entire article right after creating threadyou fucked up, stupid pole If this is regarding "regional pricing" then this is a good thing. Fuck jeets and gabenog letting shitskin fleece white people.
>>527139152>Imposing price-parity or restrictive terms (conditions on publishers) that allegedly prevent games from being sold cheaper or earlier on rival storesstfu ranjit. if a store charges you more for something, you go after the store. Go suck more jew cock sukhmandeep.
>>527139509It's unfair because jews can't abuse the platform by selling a game on Steam for $1000 and then selling Steam keys on their website for $60 to avoid Steam's cut on the sale
>>527139509A shitskin pays £5 where you pay £50, for the same product, on the same platform.
>>527133100
Still not using EGS btw
>>527139083RIP Blizzard
>>527133100>OI! Got a loicence for that videogame, mate? Hope you didn't play more than the allowed 30 minutes. That's a £200 fine and a mandatory cuppa with the council.
>It claims that as Valve requires users to buy all additional content through Steam, if they've bought the initial game through the platform it is essentially "locking in" users to continue making purchases there.And there it is. There's the real reason. Microtransaction bloated slop shovelers are butthurt steam gets a cut of their cash cow. Sell for less on other platforms than steam? Bi-anually games going on sale for like fucking 90% off stream. Don't make me laugh. It's got nothing to do with the consumer and everything with wanting to be able to squeeze more out without steam taking a cut.
>>527135375This is that faggot Tim Sweeney failing yet again to get people to use his worthless spyware but sadly if this doesn't just get thrown out (it should as it's central argument is blatantly untrue) then they probably will just turn off Steam in this shithole
>>527134514give over, you have to take a loan out to buy 1L of olive oil
>>527135652He's not delusional, I know the price of everything back to 1938 in both the UK and USA and I can tell you for a fact, that even has much as things have risen, food always always and remains far cheaper here than in most of Europe and it is three to four times cheaper than the USA. I'm talking about actual food BTW, not whatever goyslop you eat
>>527138847No. I'm buying a "licence" unless I buy physical or from GoG (where I have to download the offline installer(s) as an additional move. Yes, I'd prefer actual ownership but not everything's on Steam and one day it'll be in the hands of evil, as everything else, and when that day comes I'll return to pirating for my needs.
>>527140737*but not everything that's on Steam is on GoG too
>>527139610>It is impossible to simply not sell your game on Steam.>It is also impossible to not buy games from Steam.If I don't agree with how a store operates, I go to a different store or keep my money. But keep calling me brown if that helps you cope with being retarded.
>>527134659>shartmerimutts have ONE affordable goytreat left (that you have to pay a subscription to be allowed to buy) and they WILL NOT let you forget it
>>527134257This!The only reason the case was deemed admissible, is because admissibility only looks at whether claims are logical and reasonable. Not at whether they are true or not. And these aren't. None of the three claims are.As soon as this actually goes before court, Valve is going to DESTROY them.
>>527139952Overwatch is on steam
>>527133100US companies should just block all Britcucks, would save everyone's time.
>>527139134We have a chance to deal with the jews meanwhile you will always be the guys who lost WW2.Thanks for dropping the ball, Hans. Or Mehmet.
>>527133100That's retarded. I routinely buy AAA games for less than 10 dollars on Steam.
>>527133852>My main gripe with Steam is that they have established a virtual monopolyThey offer a better product than their competitors. That isn't a monopoly, that's simply being better at business.
>>527133852lol that's your problem ? who plays 2 games at the same time anyway, steam is great it's one of the few good companies in this nigger world, could be so much worse
>>527141200His complaint is that he can't run an internet cafe off a single steam account.
>>527133100So just block it in the UK, the fuck lil tim gon do?
>>527137344>He doesn't know the difference between imperial pounds and US customary pounds.Checked.
