Crosspost from the Gaming thread, since we touched on Valve's removal of certain games here as well.
Steam has released a statement on what sorts of games are allowed on the platform
https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail/1666776116200553082
Good for them
Of course, the usual outlets spin it
Steam has released a statement on what sorts of games are allowed on the platform
https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail/1666776116200553082
Good for them
So we ended up going back to one of the principles in the forefront of our minds when we started Steam, and more recently as we worked on Steam Direct to open up the Store to many more developers: Valve shouldn't be the ones deciding this. If you're a player, we shouldn't be choosing for you what content you can or can't buy. If you're a developer, we shouldn't be choosing what content you're allowed to create. Those choices should be yours to make. Our role should be to provide systems and tools to support your efforts to make these choices for yourself, and to help you do it in a way that makes you feel comfortable.
With that principle in mind, we've decided that the right approach is to allow everything onto the Steam Store, except for things that we decide are illegal, or straight up trolling
Of course, the usual outlets spin it
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