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Sony faces an anti-trust complaint in Mexico over ending PlayStation physical media
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Sony faces an anti-trust complaint in Mexico over ending PlayStation physical media, as lawmakers argue it could give it all the power

www.eurogamer.net

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Anonymous 1d

Good

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Anonymous 1d

Not really how anti-trust works, so I doubt they face any consequences. But would be nice if they do

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1d

Why wouldn’t this be suitable for an anti trust lawsuit?

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 23h

Its not monopolistic in any way. It hurts consumers, but not competitors. It doesn’t prevent companies like xbox, nintendo, and steam from fairly competing. It doesnt stop game developers from developing games, etc.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 23h

An example of an ongoing anti-trust case would be how Steam doesnt allow games to be sold for cheaper on other platforms. For example, if an Indie game dev wants to make $7 for every copy of a game sold, they sell it on steam for $10 since steam takes a 30% cut. They would then have to sell it for $10 everywhere else even if those other platforms take a smaller cut of the profits.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 23h

This is monopolistic because Steam, whose reputation and size practically forces developers to sell games on steam, is then using that reputation to prevent competitors from undercutting them.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 23h

which is unfortunate because other than this I think valve has been the most consumer friendly company in the industry

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 22h

didnt realize I’d get downvoted for pointing out an actual LITERAL ONGOING ANTITRUST CASE. Steam bootlickers cant handle the fact that there is a single spot of rust on the otherwise spotless reputation of valve. Its an example. Its not a big deal. If me saying Steam did something bad one time upsets you then you need a reality check.

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