inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 day agoSteam Banned A Horror Game Before It Could Launch, So Now It’s Freewww.inverse.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1255arrow-down14cross-posted to: games@lemmy.world
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minus-squareWraithGear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down6·1 day agoi mean, yes, but how far is just valve overreacting? i am usually cool with valve but i don’t worship them or anything
minus-squareMaestro@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·1 day agoIt’s not overreacting. Valve has to guess what Mastercard finds objectionable and what not. Guess wrong, and Mastercard could ban them.
minus-squareWraithGear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 hours agoi guess that is true, and probly the point
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 day agoMasterCard probably makes too much money from Steam to permanently ban them.
minus-squareMaestro@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 day agoMaybe, but would you risk it? Also, there’s a payment processor in between. Like Valve, the payment processor needs to guess what Mastercard finds objectionable.
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 hours agoHonestly, yes. If they’re having to guess what is or isn’t allowed, it’s only a matter of time until it actually happens. And sure, having a Visa influences my stance on what Valve should do! Haha
i mean, yes, but how far is just valve overreacting? i am usually cool with valve but i don’t worship them or anything
It’s not overreacting. Valve has to guess what Mastercard finds objectionable and what not. Guess wrong, and Mastercard could ban them.
i guess that is true, and probly the point
MasterCard probably makes too much money from Steam to permanently ban them.
Maybe, but would you risk it? Also, there’s a payment processor in between. Like Valve, the payment processor needs to guess what Mastercard finds objectionable.
Honestly, yes. If they’re having to guess what is or isn’t allowed, it’s only a matter of time until it actually happens.
And sure, having a Visa influences my stance on what Valve should do! Haha