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Embracer Group swallows up even more developers and publishers
5 Aug 2021 at 10:26 am UTC Likes: 7
5 Aug 2021 at 10:26 am UTC Likes: 7
Embrace, extend, extinguish?
Valve talk about learning from mistakes with the upcoming Steam Deck
3 Aug 2021 at 3:33 pm UTC Likes: 2
https://venturebeat.com/2015/03/06/steam-machine-prices-range-from-460-to-5000/ [External Link]
3 Aug 2021 at 3:33 pm UTC Likes: 2
Quoting: soulsourceNo, they didn't? There were plenty of different configurations.Quoting: kuhpunktIsn't the Steam Deck also just a Steam Machine? It's a PC with SteamOS preinstalled.Yes, but actually no.
Steam Machines all had Intel IGP graphics. They simply were not suitable for gaming, from a hardware perspective.
https://venturebeat.com/2015/03/06/steam-machine-prices-range-from-460-to-5000/ [External Link]
Valve fires back in the lawsuit from Wolfire Games
3 Aug 2021 at 7:30 am UTC Likes: 1
3 Aug 2021 at 7:30 am UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: rustybroomhandleAnd this isn't about Steam keys. It's about whether Rosen could sell his games on other stores for less money. He claims that he's not allowed to do that. He fails to provide evidence for that claim.Quoting: kuhpunktThe mentioned text only applies to Steam keys.Quoting: rustybroomhandleAnd does it say ANYWHERE that you can't sell your games for less money (NOT Steam keys)?Quoting: kuhpunktWhen you get Steam Partnered (as I am) you have to agree to a contract, but on the partner web site there are pages with some guidelines.Quoting: rustybroomhandleWhere is this?Quoting: kuhpunktWeeeeeell, that's only sort of correct. There's no such clause in the contract, but it is mentioned in the developer guidelines document. The latter is not a binding legal agreement though, but can be the subject of coercion and therefore can be part of the law suit.Quoting: rustybroomhandleI'm not even saying Rosen is lying - he may well have had contact with a particularly crappy Valve rep who had their own fascist interpretation of the rules. I just can't see Valve doing this as official policy in any way.Chet Faliszek (no longer at Valve, but still...) already said that such a clause simply does not exist. Rosen also didn't do himself any favors when he just made the claim without any evidence.
If such a clause in the contract, he could have brought it up in the lawsuit. He didn't.
If he was told by a Valve employee that he couldn't sell his games elsewhere for less - why didn't he release those interactions?
Valve fires back in the lawsuit from Wolfire Games
3 Aug 2021 at 5:23 am UTC Likes: 3
3 Aug 2021 at 5:23 am UTC Likes: 3
Quoting: rustybroomhandleAnd does it say ANYWHERE that you can't sell your games for less money (NOT Steam keys)?Quoting: kuhpunktWhen you get Steam Partnered (as I am) you have to agree to a contract, but on the partner web site there are pages with some guidelines.Quoting: rustybroomhandleWhere is this?Quoting: kuhpunktWeeeeeell, that's only sort of correct. There's no such clause in the contract, but it is mentioned in the developer guidelines document. The latter is not a binding legal agreement though, but can be the subject of coercion and therefore can be part of the law suit.Quoting: rustybroomhandleI'm not even saying Rosen is lying - he may well have had contact with a particularly crappy Valve rep who had their own fascist interpretation of the rules. I just can't see Valve doing this as official policy in any way.Chet Faliszek (no longer at Valve, but still...) already said that such a clause simply does not exist. Rosen also didn't do himself any favors when he just made the claim without any evidence.
If such a clause in the contract, he could have brought it up in the lawsuit. He didn't.
If he was told by a Valve employee that he couldn't sell his games elsewhere for less - why didn't he release those interactions?
Valve fires back in the lawsuit from Wolfire Games
2 Aug 2021 at 7:21 pm UTC Likes: 1
2 Aug 2021 at 7:21 pm UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: rustybroomhandleWhere is this?Quoting: kuhpunktWeeeeeell, that's only sort of correct. There's no such clause in the contract, but it is mentioned in the developer guidelines document. The latter is not a binding legal agreement though, but can be the subject of coercion and therefore can be part of the law suit.Quoting: rustybroomhandleI'm not even saying Rosen is lying - he may well have had contact with a particularly crappy Valve rep who had their own fascist interpretation of the rules. I just can't see Valve doing this as official policy in any way.Chet Faliszek (no longer at Valve, but still...) already said that such a clause simply does not exist. Rosen also didn't do himself any favors when he just made the claim without any evidence.
If such a clause in the contract, he could have brought it up in the lawsuit. He didn't.
If he was told by a Valve employee that he couldn't sell his games elsewhere for less - why didn't he release those interactions?
Valve fires back in the lawsuit from Wolfire Games
2 Aug 2021 at 5:42 pm UTC Likes: 8
If such a clause in the contract, he could have brought it up in the lawsuit. He didn't.
If he was told by a Valve employee that he couldn't sell his games elsewhere for less - why didn't he release those interactions?
2 Aug 2021 at 5:42 pm UTC Likes: 8
Quoting: rustybroomhandleI'm not even saying Rosen is lying - he may well have had contact with a particularly crappy Valve rep who had their own fascist interpretation of the rules. I just can't see Valve doing this as official policy in any way.Chet Faliszek (no longer at Valve, but still...) already said that such a clause simply does not exist. Rosen also didn't do himself any favors when he just made the claim without any evidence.
If such a clause in the contract, he could have brought it up in the lawsuit. He didn't.
If he was told by a Valve employee that he couldn't sell his games elsewhere for less - why didn't he release those interactions?
Valve fires back in the lawsuit from Wolfire Games
2 Aug 2021 at 4:39 pm UTC Likes: 1
2 Aug 2021 at 4:39 pm UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: scaineMakes me wonder if the entire purpose of the lawsuit was so that Wolfire Games could price their games differently on other stores without any comeback from Valve as to the practice.They could have done that from the beginning.
Valve talk about learning from mistakes with the upcoming Steam Deck
2 Aug 2021 at 3:11 pm UTC
2 Aug 2021 at 3:11 pm UTC
Quoting: dindonBut it's still a PC with SteamOS.Quoting: kuhpunktIsn't the Steam Deck also just a Steam Machine? It's a PC with SteamOS preinstalled.Custom APU, handheld, new OS adapted to form-factor, no man in between as Valve build the whole thing whereas for Steam Machine I believe Valve only released the OS. Quite different I'd say.
Valve talk about learning from mistakes with the upcoming Steam Deck
2 Aug 2021 at 10:19 am UTC Likes: 3
2 Aug 2021 at 10:19 am UTC Likes: 3
Isn't the Steam Deck also just a Steam Machine? It's a PC with SteamOS preinstalled.
Half-Life 2: Remastered Collection coming from the team behind Half-Life 2: Update
1 Aug 2021 at 8:31 am UTC
1 Aug 2021 at 8:31 am UTC
Quoting: ValsoInstead of remastering it, they should have made more stories. Remastering the game won't make it more interesting.Did you even read the article? They aren't remastering the game. A fan is doing that.