Epic Games CEO Supports $900 Million Lawsuit Against Valve

While Valve is fighting its $900 million antitrust battle in the UK, Epic Games' CEO Tim Sweeney voices his support for the lawsuit accusing Steam of anti-competitive practices, such as prohibiting publishers from selling games on other platforms on better terms, charging high commissions, and forcing players to buy add-ons on Steam only, or rather, disallowing other in-game ways of buying DLCs.

Sweeney shared his thoughts on the matter on X/Twitter: "What the court found is: after you’ve bought a game, the store can’t force all in-game commerce between you and the developer to go through them with 30% junk fees. It’s like a car dealership demanding 30% of gas purchases."

This started a heated discussion, with users claiming this is simply not true. "ONCE YOU OWN A GAME, Steam forces developers to use Steam payments for all in-game purchases and pay 30%. This is the practice courts found illegal for Apple and Google," Sweeney added, emphasizing the "in-game" part.

Despite players' rage, several developers revealed that Steam had rejected their games because of links to other services, like Ko-Fi and Patreon.

Naturally, if Valve has to change this rule, Sweeney's Epic Games Store might get some benefits, although many players, including our readers, stay loyal to Steam, saying that they use it because it's convenient and will use it even if game prices are higher there.

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