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  • Fyi I like valve but im in no way sworn to them.

    I think the justification would probably be that if they continued listing the item:

    1. It maybe mislead consumers into paying more for the same thing
    2. The reason why people pay more in that scenario is for convenience (IE all games in the same place) but that would be exersizing valves monopoly, so it may be safer to just remove to reduce complaints to steam about the higher pricing because there will be operational cost to processing those support requests and complaints

    I don’t feel like valve does everything because of lawsuits. Open sourcing proton wasn’t due to a lawsuit. Releasing Cs2 as a free upgrade to csgo wasn’t due to a lawsuit.

    On the other hand and in response to your comment, I think the regulatory fix is that platforms must display their platform fee clearly and separately to the publishers price.









  • Hey, project engineer usually refers to the ability to do some project management / business analyst type abilities. Whereas software engineer you have the solution provided and it is your job to implement it.

    Project engineering is a touch more rewarding imho than just software as you are usually closer to the customer and can provide solutions that you yourself have come up with.

    It’s possible to get into entry level positions with only software development experience, but it would be good to brush up on some project management / business analyst type functions but your joining as a junior so it should be known to the employer you’ll need some training of some sort.

    As for general sde roles, I would say having project engineering experience would actually be a benefit for general sde roles as it means that you can be more dynamic for your employer and you have a better understanding of the challenges that are present in other business areas.