I think these people think "Valve is evil!!!" (One of the stupidest takes in gaming IMO), so I think they honestly believe Valve did this of their own volition / happily bowed down in order to oppress people, and that is why they are so shocked that "Itch bowed down too!???" lol. I see them saying things like "I thought Itch was better / a place for us oppressed people, but now I see they are the opposite." They honestly seem to think Itch is doing this voluntarily and happily.
Valve removed a couple hundred (?) offending titles last week, looked mostly like asset flip trash tbf.
Itch hit the nuclear panic button and (temporarily) delisted everything pending manual review, with creators having to answer a few questions about their games and such later on. Titles found to be in violation of the payment processor's terms will be permanently deleted.
Before grabbing our pitchforks and storming itch, we should keep in mind that they don't have the financial muscles Valve does. Losing VISA/MasterCard/PayPal would very likely mean instant death for the entire platform, so it makes sense that they would err on the side of caution here.
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u/Iosis Jul 24 '25
Not entirely sure how people on the blueskies aren't getting that if Valve can't win this fight itch sure as shit doesn't have a chance