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    1. Roberto Bruno‏ @IlTuco 30 Jan 2019
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      Being dishonest again. Being in this industry for years you should know very well that price parity clause for games that are not exclusives is a standard across basically all digital stores and retailers. You say "Steam does that" and you omit "as everyone else".

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    2. Kazioo‏ @KaziooFX 1 Feb 2019
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      Price parity? More like price fixing. A despicable aspect of this industry. This is against the core idea of free market. Imagine all retail stories doing it. It would be insane, like in a communist country.

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    3. Roberto Bruno‏ @IlTuco 1 Feb 2019
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      Replying to @KaziooFX @TimSweeneyEpic @nickreal03

      Funny you mention it that since retailers do in fact require price parity as well, which is the main reason "digital copies" were never cheaper. It's not a hard concept to grasp: "if my own service and other N stores are getting a game, I don't want to be the sucker among them".

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    4. nickreal03‏ @nickreal03 1 Feb 2019
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      I am not sure why you mean when you mention consummers will get sucker when there is price disparity, when price wars are the cornerstone of a free market. I think been sucker aligns better with price fixing, and price fixing is anti consumer.

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    5. Roberto Bruno‏ @IlTuco 2 Feb 2019
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      Replying to @nickreal03 @KaziooFX @TimSweeneyEpic

      It's not hard to grasp, really: if you manage a store, you don't want your partner in business to treat you like garbage and play you like the fool while offering far better deals to other stores.

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    6. Tim Sweeney‏ @TimSweeneyEpic 2 Feb 2019
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      If the dominant store has a price parity clause, and takes a much higher revenue share than competitors, then the only way for creators to pass savings on to gamers is by avoiding the dominant store. That’s what this is ultimately about!

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    7. Doug Krauss‏ @CommodoreKong 2 Feb 2019
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      I could often buy Steam keys on authorized third party retailers like GMG that cost less than price of the game on Steam (even prerelease games). Stop being dishonest Tim.

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    8. Tim Sweeney‏ @TimSweeneyEpic 2 Feb 2019
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      Replying to @CommodoreKong @ValveNewsNetwor and

      The situation with price parity expectations on Steam is not transparent. Valve’s public docs say temporary sales elsewhere are fine but they expect overall price parity on Steam keys. What each private Steam agreement with developers require is not generally know.

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    9. 𝚈𝚞𝚔𝚒𝚔𝚘‏ @lord_yukiko 2 Feb 2019
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      Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic @CommodoreKong and

      so you lied then? you didn't say it was only about steam keys WHICH MAKES SENSE BTW but any other retailer. Also, didnt you just use that before to justify the M:E exclusivity saying that you couldn't have a better price?pic.twitter.com/n6ZUD37Uw4

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    10. Tim Sweeney‏ @TimSweeneyEpic 2 Feb 2019
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      Replying to @lord_yukiko @CommodoreKong and

      We have been told by multiple developers that Valve has approval over price and that long-term price parity (excluding temporary sales) is expected. We are researching further. Because these agreements are private, any Valve clarification would be helpful.

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      Tim Sweeney‏ @TimSweeneyEpic 2 Feb 2019
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      Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic @lord_yukiko and

      The public doc https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/store/pricing … (see “reviewed by Valve”) shows developers don’t have autonomy to set prices for games. This is broader than the Steam key pricing statement.pic.twitter.com/vHTDirJZ4j

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        2. Tim Sweeney‏ @TimSweeneyEpic 2 Feb 2019
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          Replying to @Darkdragon4x4 @lord_yukiko and

          Of course Epic has commercial motives in operating this store. After paying our operating costs, we’d love to earn a 5% profit on a game’s revenue in exchange for helping the developer earn 18% more!

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        1. benvasten‏ @Benvasten 2 Feb 2019
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          Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic @lord_yukiko and

          Epic: "Look, we're going to give you more revenue than Steam, and you could sell your game cheaper (only in the US) but you HAVE TO TAKE OUT your game from Steam" metro publisher: " i've already marketed the hell out of metro exodus there" Epic: "we don't care"

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        1. Roberto Bruno‏ @IlTuco 2 Feb 2019
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          Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic @lord_yukiko and

          You must realize that literally no part of what you quoted there implies that Valve will impose a price on developers, right?

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