You may love Steam and games publishers may love Steam, but games retailers are certainly having no love for the premier digital distribution channel for PC games.
This is particularly important to retailers who have a digital channel of their own.
“If we have a digital service, then I don’t want to start selling a rival in-store,” said the digital boss at one of the biggest UK games retailers, according to MCV. “Publishers are creating a monster – we are telling suppliers to stop using Steam in their games.”
Of course, this plan to boycott any game with Steam could backfire, as gamers who want that game will be forced to skip the retailer entirely and go through Valve's service.
Do you think Steam has a frighteningly strong grip on the PC games market?
