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[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 15 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

This is the same on most platforms. You'll rarely find a product for different prices in different places because if they're listed on Amazon, Steam, Apple, Google, etc. they're not allowed to.

[–] Buelldozer 18 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (2 children)

That isn't exactly true with Steam. Valve does allow a dev to offer a discount at a different store as long as that same discount comes to Steam in a reasonable amount of time.

Straight from the docs:"It's OK to run a discount for Steam Keys on different stores at different times as long as you plan to give a comparable offer to Steam customers within a reasonable amount of time."

[–] maxwellfire@lemmy.world 8 points 17 hours ago

That's probably only for selling steam keys on another store. You might be able to sell non steam versions for any price you want

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org -2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Yes but recent lawsuits have exposed that their policies and their enforcement aren't aligned.

[–] Buelldozer 7 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Got a link to an article or something discussing that?

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org -5 points 19 hours ago

I don't even know how to find it again.