Valve face £656m lawsuit

[Bullett]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2g1md0l23o

What do you make of this? Seems like a load of bks to me.

[Wayoftheflower]

Not sure it has a leg to stand on "It claims that as Valve requires users to buy all additional content through Steam" surely buying Steam game codes through Humble etal undermines that argument.

[Alex Z]

Wayoftheflower said:

Not sure it has a leg to stand on "It claims that as Valve requires users to buy all additional content through Steam" surely buying Steam game codes through Humble etal undermines that argument.

That’s talking about DLC only being available on Steam if you’ve bought the original game there.

Restrictions on resale of Steam games seems pretty hard to defend.

[Brainpox]

Bit of a stretch isn’t it? Someone’s holding out for a pay day. All the platforms are equally “guilty” of the same thing. Maybe she should be adding Microsoft, Sony, Epic Games etc to the list.

[bergclimber34]

What is the difference between this and beinng forced to pay an online bloody tax to Sony or Microsoft to be allowed to play online?

Steam was the main portal for over a decade, I often buy codes slightly cheaper elsewhere now, but they all go through Steam

[The0perator]

Valve are the good guys.. hope they don't get bitten by this. Imagine them pulling out of the UK market because of it... always rich solicitors hu? Nonsense case

[Who_Goes_Blue]

Reading the BBC article on this it mentions that the claimant at the law firm are "representing" 14m steam users.
Is there a way I can make it clear to the lawyers, court, whoever that they arent representing me?

Steam is fantastic. The games are well priced and their service levels are excellent.