English => News => Topic started by: Redaktion on January 30, 2026, 11:21:29
Title: Epic Games CEO claims Steam's rules block games from steering players to other payment methods, forcing "everyone to pay 30% to Valve"
Post by: Redaktion on January 30, 2026, 11:21:29
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney recently criticized Steam's rules around payments, claiming that they prohibit games from steering players to competitive purchase methods.
Title: Re: Epic Games CEO claims Steam's rules block games from steering players to other payment methods,
Post by: Shuffy on January 30, 2026, 17:08:27
It seems like this only matters for in-app purchases for live service and gacha games, neither of which I use Steam to play on anyway.