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Recent coverage of Valve is focused on anti-competitive pricing behavior allegations tied to Steam and Uplay, including threats to delist games if they’re cheaper elsewhere. Separate reports also highlight product and platform changes: a Steam Deck price rise in the UK and Steam’s revamped tag system for better discovery.

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Valve reportedly Almost Delisted Rainbow Six Siege From Steam After Ubisoft Attempted to Sell It Cheaper On Uplay ·
Key Takeaway Valve is facing fresh antitrust scrutiny over alleged efforts to prevent cheaper prices on other stores, while also changing Steam and adjusting Steam Deck pricing.
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Valve is facing fresh antitrust scrutiny over alleged efforts to prevent cheaper prices on other stores, while also changing Steam and adjusting Steam Deck pricing.

Recent coverage of Valve is focused on anti-competitive pricing behavior allegations tied to Steam and Uplay, including threats to delist games if they’re cheaper elsewhere. Separate reports also highlight product and platform changes: a Steam Deck price rise in the UK and Steam’s revamped tag system for better discovery.

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  • ● Steam Deck price rise — Valve announces significant Steam Deck price rise of almost £200 in the UK, over 40% around the world Eurogamer

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Top 4 signals · Valve is facing fresh antitrust scrutiny over alleged
Eurogamer · 2d ago
Valve antitrust lawsuit reportedly reveals lengths Steam owner is willing to go to prevent cheaper prices elsewhere
Eurogamer · 7d ago
Valve announces significant Steam Deck price rise of almost £200 in the UK, over 40% around the world
r/Steam · 3h ago
Valve reportedly Almost Delisted Rainbow Six Siege From Steam After Ubisoft Attempted to Sell It Cheaper On Uplay
HotHardware · 1d ago
Gabe Newell Shoots Down Steam Monopoly Claims As Valve Faces Antitrust Scrutiny

Broader Valve coverage

Other Valve activity — not part of the “Valve is facing fresh antitrust scrutiny over alleged” story
Rock Paper Shotgun · 1d ago
"What the f*** do I pay you for if that’s your opinion?" Gabe Newell reportedly once shouted at one of Valve's Lionel Hutzes during Steam porn debate

Briefing Findings · Valve is facing fresh antitrust scrutiny over alleged

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Steam Deck increase (UK) almost £200 price rise reported in the UK
Steam Deck increase (global) over 40% around the world reported
Steam discovery update Valve overhauled Steam tag system to improve game discoverability
Antitrust allegation angle Valve lawsuit coverage reportedly shows efforts to block cheaper prices elsewhere

What to Watch

  • Follow reporting on Valve’s antitrust lawsuit for new evidence related to other-store pricing. Eurogamer
  • Track ongoing UK Steam Deck pricing changes after the reported near-£200 rise. Eurogamer
  • Test whether Steam tag/recommendation behavior improves game discovery following Valve’s tag overhaul. GamesIndustry.biz

What Changed

  • Valve reportedly Almost Delisted Rainbow Six Siege From Steam After Ubisoft Attempted to Sell It Cheaper On Uplay Kotaku
  • Valve Allegedly Threatened To Remove Games Like Rainbow Six Siege, Middle-Earth: Shadow Of War, If They Were Cheaper On Other Stores Kotaku
  • Gabe Newell Shoots Down Steam Monopoly Claims As Valve Faces Antitrust Scrutiny HotHardware
  • Valve antitrust lawsuit reportedly reveals lengths Steam owner is willing to go to prevent cheaper prices elsewhere Eurogamer
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Eurogamer · 2 articles
HotHardware · 1 article
r/Steam · 1 article
Rock Paper Shotgun · 1 article

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Direct Valve · 3 Articles whose headline is primarily about Valve.

hothardware.com

Gabe Newell Shoots Down Steam Monopoly Claims As Valve Faces Antitrust Scrutiny

Gabe Newell insists that customers have 'enormous choice' in the face of antitrust lawsuits.

1d ago Chris Harper
rockpapershotgun.com

"What the f*** do I pay you for if that’s your opinion?" Gabe Newell reportedly once shouted at one of Valve's Lionel Hutzes during Steam porn debate

Gabe Newell reportedly once rebuked a valve lawyer during a debate about Steam content moderation.

1d ago News by Mark Warren Senior Staff Writer
aftermath.site

Gamers Sue Microsoft, Claiming It Colludes With Valve On Store Pricing

A new lawsuit filed Sunday in Washington court claims Microsoft is in cahoots with Valve

1d ago Nicole Carpenter

Valve ecosystem · 1 Coverage of Valve's products, sub-brands, and platforms.

gameworldobserver.com

Gabe Newell on the accusations of Steam’s monopoly: “Customers have enormous choice where they purchase their products” | Game World Observer

In 2023, Valve’s head Gabe Newell provided testimony in a legal case against Wolfire Games, which accused the company of monopolizing the PC store market. A transcript of his speech was recently obtai

1d ago admin

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What's in a name?

In case you think I'm making all this up, former Xbox executive Mike Ybarra recently claimed that Sony views Valve as a new competitor. Ybarra believes that with Xbox not active in the console wars anymore (Project Helix is still a ways away), Sony is bringing true console exclusives back, as it stops launching them on PC. He also thinks Sony is smart enough to see the promise of Steam Machine and its potential to be the biggest competitor to the PlayStation. In fact, most of the points I illustrated above were also mentioned by Ybarra in the same comment thread. He stressed Steam's 3-hour, no

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Whether or not you're the right customer for the Steam Machine, you won't be able to ignore it. Valve's upcoming device has enough overlap with consoles as well as PCs that almost everyone will have an opinion about it. The value proposition is there, the loyal fanbase is waiting, and the pricing might not be as big an issue as it seemed. What remains to be seen is how many people believe the Steam Machine makes sense in their living room.

The Steam Machine is coming for consoles, whether Valve admits it or not
Why is Steam on Linux Arm a big deal?

This new version of Steam serves as more evidence that Valve is slowly bringing all the pieces together for PC games on truly mobile hardware. Valve is undertaking this work as the company’s Steam Frame headset uses a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset derived from smartphones. The company wants its Linux-based SteamOS platform to run directly on this device. So it’s clear that the newly released Steam client for Linux Arm is the latest piece of the puzzle.

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Image 1 of 3 Valve's Steam Controller launched at $99 via Steam, and, so far, remains the same price. In the United Kingdom, that amounts to £85, including sales tax. At launch, the controller was available on a first-come, first-served basis until it sold out. Now, in May 2026, you'll need a Steam account to place a reservation before you have a chance to buy one. Delivery times vary by region and the time of the order. I placed my Steam Controller order in the UK on May 4, when it became available, and it arrived from its European shipping source in the Netherlands after 6 working days. Valv

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