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Socsa, do games w Court rules Gabe Newell must appear in person to testify in Steam anti-trust lawsuit

Oh lawd he comin

Clbull,

Half Life 3 has been delayed by another three months.

Wogi, do games w Court rules Gabe Newell must appear in person to testify in Steam anti-trust lawsuit

I appreciate requiring everyone wearing a good mask while he’s in the courtroom, but I don’t understand how having him in the room to testify would be substantially different from an online appearance.

ringwraithfish,

Same energy as CEOs demanding workers return to the office

PsychedSy,

It’s probably a huge mistake for the plaintiffs. Imagine inviting in gaben so he can steal everyone’s hearts.

Arbic,

Also that he has to take off his mask while testifying. seriously wtf that shit is in the air in a closed room.

uis, do games w Court rules Gabe Newell must appear in person to testify in Steam anti-trust lawsuit
@uis@lemmy.world avatar

Really? Steam? With all those EGS, GOG and Origins? Is it Apple’s trolling?

douglasg14b, do games w Court rules Gabe Newell must appear in person to testify in Steam anti-trust lawsuit
@douglasg14b@lemmy.world avatar

ITT: A lot of corporate simping

Warl0k3,

ITT: a lot of people worried that one of the few examples of corporate-provided services that isn’t a flaming pile of anti-consumer profit-before-everything garbage is going to be punished for not being that via political ratfucking.

TheAnonymouseJoker, do gaming w Embracer exec says laying off hundreds of people was an 'agonising process,' but that restructuring is 'how we win'

The “we” in “how we win” is the board, CEOs and ultracapitalists. You peasants are not in the “we”.

Carighan, do gaming w Embracer exec says laying off hundreds of people was an 'agonising process,' but that restructuring is 'how we win'
@Carighan@lemmy.world avatar

New idea:

Whenever a company wants to drop X workers, the first Y people of that have to be the C-suites, and they cannot get a parachute. They leave just on the last pay they received regularly, no bonuses or anything.

calcifer777,

As much as 2000IQ that can sound, it would mean leaving any company in shambles after a layoff round

Carighan,
@Carighan@lemmy.world avatar

Oh course, and I’m half joking. But something has to be done about execs stuffing their own arse full with all the bank notes they get from mass layoffs, when that money could easily keep some of those workers employed.

Dirk_Darkly,

Oh no, the buffoons who mismanaged the company so badly that scores of people are laid off have to be fired! Now who will fuck things up while making off with tons of cash?

Dreyns,

Yes because we all know a company sake is more important than the lives of sometimes hundreds of people. You realize how awful you sound ?

Feathercrown, do games w Court rules Gabe Newell must appear in person to testify in Steam anti-trust lawsuit

Come on, not every guy with a beard is–

“Hi this is Gaben”

OOOOOOHHHH MA GAWD

bfg9k,

Thats: gayben@valvesoftware.com

SolOrion, do gaming w Embracer exec says laying off hundreds of people was an 'agonising process,' but that restructuring is 'how we win'

On one hand, I don’t at all like Embracer. On the other hand, the longer Embracer exists the more likely we get that KotOR remake.

Immersive_Matthew,

I more than suspect your future personalAGI agent will make you a KotOR remake before Embracer gets to it.

SolOrion,

Fair. I don’t exactly have high hopes for it lol.

Immersive_Matthew,

Really? I have very high hopes. Not next year or the year after but as we approach the end of the decade you will be able to ask for any experience you desire. Furthrr since it will get to know your taste, it will be tailored to you. I share this with both excitement as a consumer and sadness as a VR developer whose career will be replaced by AI one day.

penquin, do games w Court rules Gabe Newell must appear in person to testify in Steam anti-trust lawsuit

So there is an anti-trust lawsuit against steam, but not apple, Google, Amazon, Microsoft… Etc of those giant companies who literally destroy everything in their way? Please tell me they’re next?

flames5123,

There are anti trust lawsuits going on with most the companies you listed though? Microsoft had one in the early tech days that they won, but there’s probably going to be another one soon…

Apple, Google, Amazon (by the FTC).

penquin,

Good. Thank you for sharing.

TunaLobster,

DoJ is currently in a lawsuit against Google for search monopoly. Been going on for a while now.

penquin,

Good. Other giant ones need to be next.

DebatableRaccoon, do gaming w Embracer exec says laying off hundreds of people was an 'agonising process,' but that restructuring is 'how we win'

The nerve of this prick to talk as if he’s some selfless saviour fighting for the great good…

RandoCalrandian,
@RandoCalrandian@kbin.social avatar

Worse is how he actually thinks he’s that

julianh, do gaming w Embracer exec says laying off hundreds of people was an 'agonising process,' but that restructuring is 'how we win'

“Some of you may die”

Redhotkurt,
@Redhotkurt@kbin.social avatar

I know, right? That is some frickin Lord Farquaad shit. What a dickhead!

Satiric_Weasel,

A fuckwad even.

RandoCalrandian,
@RandoCalrandian@kbin.social avatar

I’m totally adding that back into my vocab now 😂

Wish it could sound more like Farquaad, but maybe that on its own is a good enough one. Kinda rolls off the tongue

DebatableRaccoon, do gaming w 'Today is the end of Steam': Argentina and Turkey floored by new Steam price hikes as high as 2900%

Looks like Steam just became a service issue.

vxx,

Looks like those countries have a currency issue with hyper inflation.

PunnyName,

Por que no los dos?

ExcursionInversion,
@ExcursionInversion@lemmy.world avatar

Gabe should have just fixed those countries currency issues instead obviously

SheeEttin,

Valve did have a staff economist, but he left to become finance minister for Greece. (He didn’t last very long in either position.)

ExcursionInversion,
@ExcursionInversion@lemmy.world avatar

That would be fun to add to a resume lol

dellish,

He will, right after releasing Half Life 3.

DebatableRaccoon,

And, ya know, poverty

gary_host_laptop,
@gary_host_laptop@lemmy.ml avatar

fuck you

deegeese, do gaming w 'Today is the end of Steam': Argentina and Turkey floored by new Steam price hikes as high as 2900%

This is a tempest in a teapot.

Steam ended pricing in those currencies and reverted the prices to USD without local adjustment.

Any developers who want to sell in Turkey or Argentina will set a local price in USD.

This really only affects older/abandoned games where the developer never updates pricing. Those games will be left charging US prices in poorer countries.

BananaTrifleViolin,

Yeah it's a nonsense. Argentina and Turkey have atrocious economies, with inflation at crazy levels. Turkey's is at 60% and Argentinas is at 143% currently, on a background of years of terrible economic decisions. Their local currencies are effectively trash so it makes absolute sense for Steam to move to dollars if they're going to continue bothering trading in those countries.

gary_host_laptop,
@gary_host_laptop@lemmy.ml avatar

I’m from Argentina, the prices we have now are absolutely ridiculous even with the LATAM USD, an Argentinian might have a monthly income of something around 250-350USD, and some games are something along the lines of 40USD even with the regional pricing, you need to add to that the fact that there is a tax on the dollar of 155%. I assume a normal person from the US earns something along the lines of 1500-3000USD a month, so it’s completely incomparable. To give you an idea, physical retro collectible games are cheaper than virtual ones.

TwilightVulpine, do gaming w Embracer exec says laying off hundreds of people was an 'agonising process,' but that restructuring is 'how we win'

Not a single game out and they are already ruining several studios...

Lettuceeatlettuce, do gaming w Embracer exec says laying off hundreds of people was an 'agonising process,' but that restructuring is 'how we win'
@Lettuceeatlettuce@lemmy.ml avatar

I’m sure he’s weeping as his 7 figure pay stubs come into his bank account and he gets driven home to his mansion.

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