遊戲開發商Wolfire針對Steam平台發起反壟 - Steam
By Jack
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從中文新聞看不到什麼內容,但英文的說得比較清楚
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-04-30-wolfire-games-files-a
ntitrust-lawsuit-against-valve
簡單來說,主要的訴求是Steam Key Price Parity Provision
翻作平價條款好了,這個平價條款確保steam上的遊戲價格總是最有競爭力的,
也就是說限制開發商在其他平台上用更優惠的價格賣遊戲。當然開發商可以選擇
不在steam開賣,但這表示你要放棄75%的電腦遊戲市場。
其次是Valve有權否決或撤銷不利steam用戶方的steam 金鑰,訴訟上說這實際上
也是保護valve,因為這表示steam用戶將無法由其他平台拿到更優惠的steam金鑰。
所以其他平台根本無法抗衡steam,因為steam平價條款的緣故其他平台拿不到更好的
價格,就算抽成再低遊戲也無法降價。
報導還說Epic在跟steam競爭上損失了至少三億美金.
更新: The Verge的報導有附上起訴書,有興趣可以參閱
https://tinyurl.com/tz87r8tj
更新2:
起訴書說得更清楚,主要valve問題有幾點
(p.5) 就是前文提的平價條款,管控 steam key的價格 讓其他平台只要用steam key
就保證拿不到比steam更優惠的價格,即使發行商可以跟steam申請key另外作為他用
(p.7 para 16& para 146) Valve還有價格否決權,要求使用steam的發行商給valve否決權以便可以對steam
上與市場上的遊戲價格否決,valve選擇性地使用這項權利。比方某發行商在EPIC上要賣得
得比steam上更便宜,valve就可以發動否決。
(p.8) 另外像是steam會將打折的遊戲給予更多曝光,所以變相使得發行商得訂高售價
以便有空間打折,進而推高了整體遊戲的售價,讓steam得益於更高的遊戲價格.
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