Valve Faces New Legal Battles Over Steam Store
Valve 在 Steam 商店面臨新的法律訴訟
As of March 2026, Valve Corporation is facing a challenging period marked by a "pincer movement" of legal pressure.
截至2026年3月，Valve Corporation正面臨一段由法律壓力形成的「夾擊之勢」。
The developer and operator of the world's largest PC gaming platform, Steam, is currently defending itself against lawsuits across several key areas.
作為全球最大PC遊戲平台Steam的開發商與運營商，Valve目前正致力於應對多個關鍵領域的訴訟。
First, Valve is under scrutiny regarding its loot box mechanics in games like Counter-Strike 2.
首先，Valve針對《絕對武力2》(Counter-Strike 2)等遊戲中的戰利品箱機制，正受到嚴密審查。
New York's Attorney General and a class-action lawsuit both allege that these features constitute illegal gambling, an accusation Valve strongly rejects by comparing the systems to trading card collectibles.
紐約州總檢察長與一項集體訴訟皆指控這些功能構成非法賭博，對此，Valve強烈否認，並將這些系統比作交易卡片收集品。
Second, in the U.K., the Performing Right Society has sued Valve, arguing that the company lacks the necessary music licensing to distribute games containing copyrighted compositions.
其次，在英國，表演權協會對Valve提告，主張該公司缺乏必要的音樂授權，無法分發包含版權音樂作品的遊戲。
Finally, Valve is fighting significant antitrust litigation in both the U.S. and the U.K.
最後，Valve正在美國與英國應對重大的反壟斷訴訟。
These lawsuits argue that Steam's business practices, such as preventing developers from offering lower prices on competing platforms, establish an unlawful monopoly.
這些訴訟主張Steam的商業行為（例如阻止開發商在競爭平台提供更低價格）構成了非法壟斷。
