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Valve ban advertising-based business models on Steam, no forced adverts like in mobile games
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this post was submitted on 09 Feb 2025
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TF2 pioneered the modern micro transaction hellscape we're all stuck with. And it still makes money despite almost a decade without a major update.
We were never going to shop our way out of it.
Only legislation will fix this.