Epic CEO Tim Sweeney calls Valve's Steam AI disclosure rule abhorrent
The gist
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney called Valve's Steam AI disclosure requirement "abhorrent" and said Steamworks locks developers in.
His clash with Valve over Steam's 30% cut and store rules is escalating.
How it unfolded
- Oct 23, 2026Sweeney posted on X that Valve's Steam AI disclosure requirement is "abhorrent," calling it a forced "political statement" others can use against developers.
- Oct 26, 2026Sweeney's remarks reached wider coverage.
- Oct 27, 2026In a thread started by former Epic principal animation programmer Kiaran Ritchie, Sweeney posted that "Valve has held gaming back for years by locking developers' PC games into Steamworks' social walled garden."