Re:Nvidia Allegedly Engineered Scarcity by Funding AI Startu...
by simoncion on Saturday November 14, 2026 @03:06AM
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> Valve aren't jerks, but they are stealthily inflating game prices by 30%.
Nah.
From what I've heard from folks who used to do bricks and mortar distribution, that 30% is _way_ better than what you'd get cut out in that system. [0] From the perspective of the person publishing a video game, you also get waaaaaaaaaaay more for your cut with Valve than you'd get in a B&M distribution. _So_ much more. The same is true for the purchaser and player of video games.
[0] If for no other reason [1] than the fact Valve will sell your game forever, unless some government or powerful payment processor very strongly demands that it not be sold.
Nah.
From what I've heard from folks who used to do bricks and mortar distribution, that 30% is _way_ better than what you'd get cut out in that system. [0] From the perspective of the person publishing a video game, you also get waaaaaaaaaaay more for your cut with Valve than you'd get in a B&M distribution. _So_ much more. The same is true for the purchaser and player of video games.
[0] If for no other reason [1] than the fact Valve will sell your game forever, unless some government or powerful payment processor very strongly demands that it not be sold.
[1] ...and there are many other reasons...