Valve reportedly threatened Ubisoft with delisting of Rainbow Six Siege

A perception that Steam holds monopoly power persists: a recent study found 72% of participating game developers see it that way. Valve co-founder Gabe Newell has said gamers "have enormous choice" about where to buy PC games, but critics point to allegations of aggressive responses when publishers offer better deals on competing stores.

Bloomberg's reporting, based on emails disclosed during the discovery phase of an ongoing class action antitrust lawsuit, says Valve threatened to delist all editions of Rainbow Six Siege after learning Ubisoft had marketed a cheaper bundle exclusively on its Uplay storefront.

The correspondence reportedly gave Ubisoft until "end of day tomorrow" to correct the pricing. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment is another publisher named in the coverage. In 2017, Kassidy Gerber from Steam's business development team allegedly informed Warner Bros.

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