Gabe Newell hits back at claims that Steam has a monopoly on the PC marketplace
Valve President Gabe Newell has testified that Steam does not hold a monopoly in the PC gaming market, despite facing antitrust lawsuits from Wolfire Games and others. Newell claims consumers have numerous purchasing options and denies Valve enforces price parity obligations on other platforms. While Steam holds a dominant market share, Valve attributes its success to continuous innovation rather than a monopoly.
- Entities
- Company: Epic Games Store
- Company: Valve
- Topic: Digital Distribution
- Person: Gabe Newell
- Topic: Antitrust Lawsuit
- Company: Steam
- Company: Wolfire Games
- Game: Counter-Strike 2
- Topic: PC Gaming
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