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Steam owner Valve accused of ripping off 14m UK gamers (www.bbc.com)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world

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Valve Corporation is being accused of using its market dominance to overcharge 14 million people in the UK.

"Valve is rigging the market and taking advantage of UK gamers," said digital rights campaigner Vicki Shotbolt, who is bringing the case.

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[–] stardust@lemmy.ca 14 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Doesn't even have to be sketchy resellers like ones mentioned like g2a. Normal ones like fanatical and humble bundle sell cheaper. Those aren't user driven market places.

Just have to take a look at isthereanydeals which anyone should do before buying a game.