Valve Boss Testifies “Consumers Have Enormous Choice” on PC During Antitrust LawsuitValve president Gabe Newell testified in a 2023 antitrust lawsuit filed by Wolfire Games, asserting that PC consumers have extensive choices for purchasing games. Newell denied claims of an unwritten rule preventing developers from offering lower prices on competing platforms, despite evidence presented to the contrary. Wolfire Games' lawsuit alleges that Valve's practices harm developers and gamers by leveraging Steam's dominant market position. Gaming Bolt
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Valve Boss Testifies “Consumers Have Enormous Choice” on PC During Antitrust LawsuitValve president Gabe Newell testified in a 2023 antitrust lawsuit filed by Wolfire Games, asserting that PC consumers have extensive choices for purchasing games. Newell denied claims of an unwritten rule preventing developers from offering lower prices on competing platforms, despite evidence presented to the contrary. Wolfire Games' lawsuit alleges that Valve's practices harm developers and gamers by leveraging Steam's dominant market position.
Gabe Newell on Steam monopoly accusations: Gamers have 'enormous choice' about where to buy gamesValve chief Gabe Newell testified in an antitrust lawsuit, denying that Steam holds a monopoly on PC gaming and stating that customers have 'enormous choice' in where they buy games. Newell also denied an alleged unwritten rule preventing developers from offering lower prices on competing storefronts, despite internal communications suggesting otherwise.