Valve is set to get stricter with 3rd party Steam key sales
Valve is set to get stricter with 3rd party Steam key sales
If we are denying keys for normal size batches it’s likely because your Steam sales don’t reflect a need for as many keys as you’re distributing, and you’re probably asking for more keys because you’re offering cheaper options off Steam and yet we are bearing the costs. So at some point we start deciding that the value you’re bringing to Steam isn’t worth the cost to us.
For example, say you’ve sold a few thousand copies on Steam but have requested / activated 500K keys, then we are going to take a deeper look at your games, your sales, your costs, etc.
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The wording here indicates that Valve will be investigating developers before taking any action or denying developers Steam keys, looking into sales, the game’s cost to Valve for hosting and other factors. Â Â
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At this time it is unknown exactly how this policy will be applied to developers and who will be affected most by this change. Valve clearly wants to keep closer tabs on 3rd party game sales and ensure that that as many game sales are taking place on their own store as possible, though it is unlikely that the company will ever end 3rd party game sales.Â
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You can join the discussion on Valve’s new policy change on giving developers Steam keys on the OC3D Forums.Â
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