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		Valve doesn't sell ad space on Steam so it can make room for surprise hits (pcgamer.com)
		3 points by LelouBil on Oct 18, 2023 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

Iulioh on Oct 18, 2023 [–]

Steam does sell ad space indirectly tho

Like, choosing what game/publisher goes on sale on the front page isn't a type of AD and the % of discount is the cost for the publisher and the revenue of the steam is bigger sales

Is my interpretation wrong?

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