Steam is forcing games to be more clear about what's in their season passes - and only allowing devs with "a proven track record" to sell them
Steam is implementing new rules around season passes that should make DLC more consumer friendly but may also be a thorn in the side to a lot of indie devs looking to use the season pass model. Pavel Djundik,
New Steam Season Passes Rules Force Transparency
The changes to Steam are meant to increase transparency and protect gamers from unclear promises around future content. In the past, season passes often didn't provide enough details about the extra content and when it would be released. This sometimes made buyers unhappy because certain planned (or implied) features weren't released.
Steam Outlines Major Changes To Its Season Pass And DLC Rules
It's going to be a lot easier for players to get refunds after Steam lays down new rules for season passes and DLC.
Valve updates guidelines for season passes on Steam
Valve has updated its guidelines for season passes, including new rules regarding release schedules. As listed on Steamworks, developers and publishers must commit to a release date for season pass content. It suggests if a developer is not "ready to clearly communicate" about launch timing, then a season pass shouldn't be offered on the platform.
Steam will force developers to be transparent about their season pass plans
Season passes are one of the most common ways to generate revenue for games such as Fortnite or Call of Duty that want players to keep returning day after day, month after month. This week, PC game platform Steam has rolled out support for this monetization approach.
Steam Has New Rules For DLC And Season Passes To Prevent Players From Getting Screwed
You shouldn’t pre-order games, but people do it all the time anyway. Increasingly, people have gotten in the habit of pre-ordering DLC too, paying up front for content that won’t be delivered for months or even years,
Valve takes stern stance on season passes and DLC in new guidelines
If you aren’t ready to clearly communicate about the content included in each DLC AND when each DLC will be ready for launch, you shouldn’t offer a Season Pass on Steam,” Valve wrote in the documentation.
Steam is adding support, and more rules, for ‘season pass’ content
Valve says video game developers ‘shouldn’t offer a Season Pass’ if they aren’t ready to clearly communicate what’s included in the DLC.
Steam cracks down on vague and unfulfilled DLCs and Season Passes
Now, the platform wants to crack down on misleading DLCs and Season Passes. Specifically, the crackdown focuses on how developers communicate upcoming content for their games and what they’re allowed to promise.
Steam's New Season Pass Policy Aims to Crack Down on Endless Delays
Valve is implementing some new ground rules for how developers can offer Season Pass and DLC content on Steam, including rules aimed at cracking down on indefinite Season Pass delays, unfulfilled promises,
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Steam Updates Store Policies and Now Requires Season Passes to Specify Content and Release Dates, With Refunds for Cancelled DLC
Steam's new policies require season passes to specify content and release dates, with refunds for cancelled DLC.
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Steam Is Cracking Down On Season Passes
A new policy rollout for Steam requires developers to follow through with season passes and provide more specific details.
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Valve Sets New Guidelines for Offering Season Passes on Steam, Intended to Offer Customers Certainty
Valve has issued some new rules for games sold on Steam that feature a Season Pass to ensure consumers know what they're ...
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