But those can still make or break a game’s commercial success, especially during release. It comes down to the same thing: Discouraging developers from making their game available for cheaper on other stores. I’m also not entirely sure that they would stop here, considering they said they do this, they did not say “no” to threatening the removal of a game from the store, and there are accounts of developers saying concerning things.
Curated marketing refers to the front page ads and popup steam runs, not the algorithmic suggestions you refer to in your original comment.
But those can still make or break a game’s commercial success, especially during release. It comes down to the same thing: Discouraging developers from making their game available for cheaper on other stores. I’m also not entirely sure that they would stop here, considering they said they do this, they did not say “no” to threatening the removal of a game from the store, and there are accounts of developers saying concerning things.