• SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    You’re absolutely correct, how many of those reviews are pointing the blame correctly? I haven’t seen a single one yelling at Steam or arrowhead for selling the game in these markets that wouldn’t be able to play the game.

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      7 months ago

      There’s no way Steam is 100% in charge of what regions a game is available in. The publisher absolutely has a say in where, and if it was available in all regions at the start that was on purpose.

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          7 months ago

          The company that published the game likely updated the region it can be sold in. Steam just offers a platform.

          Steam/valve is literally not to blame at all for any of this. Do you work for epic games or something?

          I’m all for putting the blame where it needs to be, but you’re just shooting at all parties involved indiscriminately. Like blaming a rental company for a death in a traffic accident because they own the car.

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            7 months ago

            It is also wholly possible that Steam changed the availability themselves, so you can’t take all the blame away from them, but like I said originally, this is Sony’s fault first and foremost as the publisher would have first say on regional availability.