Gabe Newell says gamers have 'enormous choice' amid Steam monopoly claims

In 2023 a court ordered Valve chief Gabe Newell to testify in the long-running antitrust suit brought by Wolfire Games in 2021. A Bloomberg report summarizes parts of that testimony, in which Newell denied that Steam holds a monopoly on PC gaming and said "Customers have enormous choice" about where they purchase games, citing Xbox, Steam, Epic Games Store and direct sales from developers.

The case centers in part on an alleged "unwritten rule" that prevents developers from offering lower prices on non‑Steam storefronts.

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