Valve did not have to revise their policy as it already violated their existing policy. They also don’t ban DLC sales on other stores, but just require that it is sold on Steam as well. They’re fairly lenient on it, but Ubisoft specifically was targeted because they offered the base game for free but sold a pretty substantial “starter pack” only through uPlay.
Rockstar also has in game purchases that Valve doesn’t see a dime from, but that’s allowed because those purchases can also be made through Steam. And as far as I know Rockstar is likely allowed to not even offer it there, because the base game itself is still a normal-priced game.
Valve did not have to revise their policy as it already violated their existing policy. They also don’t ban DLC sales on other stores, but just require that it is sold on Steam as well. They’re fairly lenient on it, but Ubisoft specifically was targeted because they offered the base game for free but sold a pretty substantial “starter pack” only through uPlay.
Rockstar also has in game purchases that Valve doesn’t see a dime from, but that’s allowed because those purchases can also be made through Steam. And as far as I know Rockstar is likely allowed to not even offer it there, because the base game itself is still a normal-priced game.