New games on Steam have roughly the same price that on any other platform, saying that they have a high discount is simply not true. Older games might have a discount, but that is also true for any other platform, all of them have occasional discounts. So Steam is comparable in pricing to any other platform.
What is shocking here is your willingness to give up your privacy for a marginal discount.
> You need to access their servers to play the game. This introduces problems or privacy, security and the right to play the bought game in the future.
In return games on Steam are available for a huge discount.
I have exchanged some of my rights in return for a highly discounted price. I don't mind that because it was a willing trade that I chose to be a part of.