This is unfortunate news for Valve. As the company explained in its original position statement, since it's a private firm, it is not obligated to store and.
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February 26, 2021
On Wednesday, Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixson sided with Apple Inc. in a discovery dispute wherein Apple requested that third-party Valve Corporation (Valve) produce sales data to permit Apple to analyze competition between the platforms, Valve’s Steam desktop application where users purchase video games and Apple’s iOS App Store.
The order pertains to three related cases, one of which was brought by Epic Games, Inc. (Epic) last year. The
Fortnite game developer alleged that Apple impermissibly restrained trade with its app store policies, and in particular, its 30% levy on the sale of every app and digital in-app purchase.
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Valve Ordered to Give Apple Information on 436 Steam Games As Part of Epic Games Legal Case
Thursday February 25, 2021 12:50 am PST by Sami Fathi
Valve, the makers behind popular game distribution platform Steam, will be forced to hand over aggregate historical sales, price, and other information on 436 games hosted on the store to Apple, as part of the Apple vs. Epic Games antitrust case.
As reported in a paywalled report by
Law360, during a virtual discovery hearing on Wednesday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixson ordered that Apple s subpoena for the data to Valve was valid, however, noted that Apple has salted the earth with subpoenas, telling Valve don’t worry, it’s not just you. Apple s original subpoena requested data from Valve about Steam dating as far back as 2015, the judge s ruling however will only require Valve to produce data limited to as early as 2017.
It’s hard to understate the impact that the ongoing feud between Apple and Epic Games has had on the surrounding gaming and tech industries. As lawsuits get thrown back and forth, some of the biggest names in gaming and tech have either stepped or been dragged into the feud in some capacity. Steam creator Valve is among the latest, as a court has ordered the company to give Apple information for over 400 Steam games.
It was just last week that we learned Apple had filed a subpoena to gain access to a large share of Steam’s sales and operation data. Unsurprisingly, Valve denied the request, stating that it was unreasonable . However, Valve will no longer have a choice, as a judge has ordered the company to provide some of the information requested by Apple.