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Forget the ‘big 3’ — it’s just big Steam (www.digitaltrends.com)
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[–] unautrenom@jlai.lu 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Regulation isn't just about breaking them up. I was more thinking along the line of applying the DMA and DSA to Steam proper, which would only lead to benefits for us. The presence of the speculation casino that is the Steam Market into the hands of kids without any regulation is nuts, and that's not saying anything about the current hypertoxic state of the Steam Community forums. That's not okay, and Valve seems reluctant to fix that (the former becausr it brings them a metric ton of money, and the latter probably to avoid pissing off the gamergate libertarian crowd). Regulation could force them to do so.

[–] ampersandrew@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Sure, but that's tangential to their market position relative to their competitors. CS2 loot boxes are a problem, but they're not responsible for Steam being the biggest PC game store.

[–] unautrenom@jlai.lu 1 points 17 hours ago

Sure, but that's tangential to their market position relative to their competitors. CS2 loot boxes are a problem, but they're not responsible for Steam being the biggest PC game store.

You are completely right. What I meant, is that since PC Gaming is only considered a subset of PC & Console gaming market (as opposed to, say, Mobile gaming), if it were to grow in share within said market, it will likely attract the eyes of regulators who could improve the current situation.

Sorry if I wasn't clear before.