{"id":369749,"date":"2026-06-02T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=419351"},"modified":"2026-06-17T00:14:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T07:14:11","slug":"gabe-newell-denies-that-valve-has-a-monopoly-demonstrating-that-he-doesnt-know-what-a-monopoly-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/gabe-newell-denies-that-valve-has-a-monopoly-demonstrating-that-he-doesnt-know-what-a-monopoly-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Gabe Newell denies that Valve has a monopoly, demonstrating that he doesn't know what a monopoly is"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In 2021, Wolfire Games sued Valve under antitrust laws. This has led to a long legal battle, which is still ongoing, and has had enormous ramifications that, depending on how it is resolved, could have significant consequences for Gabe Newell’s company<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Worse now, thanks to Bloomberg, we have statements from Newell himself after he testified in court in 2023 about the idea that Valve is a monopoly<\/a>. Demonstrating that he either does not know what a monopoly is<\/a> or has good lawyers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The discussion about what a monopoly is<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

“Users have a huge number of options,” he said about the possibility of where to buy games<\/a>. “Whether it’s buying a game on Xbox, buying it on Steam, buying it on the Epic Games Store, or buying it directly from software developers,” thus denying that there is any kind of monopoly by Valve due to the existence of other possibilities in the market<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The problem is that the market does not work that way. Monopoly does not mean that a single company controls the market, with no competition at all, but something much more subtle: monopoly is when a company has the ability to control the market<\/strong>, whether or not there are other companies selling the same products or services.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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