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-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
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