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[–] vxx@lemmy.world 27 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Call me when they show predatory behaviour to establish their monopoly. I don't think steam has exclusive deals as epic has for example.

[–] RixMixed@lemmy.ca -1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Loot boxes and what is essentially a market of nft’s. Otherwise they’re pretty cool I guess.

[–] BonerMan@ani.social 8 points 3 weeks ago

Its about steam itself not what valve does in CS or TF2 and the market isn't their fault.

The loot boxes are entirely cosmetical stuff and the market is 100% player run, when nobody buys the stuff, steam wouldn't loose a penny, they profit from transactions on their platform, but that's because they are acting as payment processors.