Valve is a company whose customers make a lot of money not only from the sale of the games themselves, but also from the virtual items that are both in the games from this company and in titles from third parties. A new documentary from the People Make Games channel about the gaming industry and its connection to Steam shows that Valve can actively promote gambling through its philanthropy. According to the document, a number of websites have emerged that make money solely by selling cosmetic items from the game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive for real money.
Logging in to these sites should be incredibly easy, just sign up for a Steam account and there’s nothing stopping you from trading. In principle, there would probably not be such a problem if the game did not contain the fact that third parties are able to artificially inflate the cost and, thus, extract more money from young and, most importantly, unsuspecting players. However, this problem is not limited to Valve games. There are quite a few games that offer loot boxes and items that you can then sell. According to People Make Games, gambling is such a strong component that Valve really can’t do anything about it, and probably doesn’t want to, because they make a profit of 10% of every item sold that becomes part of the game. public market.
In 2016, Valve promised to try to do something about gambling on Steam. In the end, however, she never made good on her promise. According to one of the former employees of Valve, the situation is as follows:They do their best to remain as neutral as possible no matter what. This is a very libertarian place. Valve doesn’t want to tell you what you can and can’t do on Steam.According to an unnamed Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player, the main reason nothing is happening could be laxity and reluctance to look for more drastic solutions to the problem of gambling: “They have free hands. Nobody expects anything from Valve.“.
Valve has not yet responded to the latest document from People Make Games. However, the reality is that gambling has become a part of Steam over the past few years, and this is primarily felt by players who like unique visual effects on their weapons and equipment. It is not yet clear whether the company will actively address this issue. But it is likely that, given the profit and the opportunity to completely get rid of responsibility, he will try to profit from this market for as long as possible.
Source :Indian TV
