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    [โ€“] rtxn@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

    predatory, mafia or middle-age money lender style.

    Your words have lots of sentiments, but present no facts. I know that Wolfire and Sweeney are independently throwing a tantrum, and we all hate taxes, but I don't see public exposรฉs showing game developers who went hungry because they couldn't afford the 70-30 split.

    I'll also remind you that the EGS (12%) is barely profitable, and operated for years at a loss, only sustained by Fortnite (which used dark patterns to extract money from kids, in case you want to see something actually predatory).

    [โ€“] wizzim@infosec.pub 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

    I have read your link but they didn't say the EGS is at loss specifically because of the 12% cut nor that the Fortnite money is subsidizing the lower cut.

    It could be that the EGS is at loss because creating a new store and client from scratch costs money ?

    To be honest here, we don't have the numbers to say exactly how much margin Valve is making. But my guess is the following: if EGS estimated that with a 12% cut they could be profitable if they had enough customers, it makes me think that the cut of valve is way overinflated in regards to their costs.

    And yes Fortnite is awfully predatory. But the topic is Valve and Steam there ๐Ÿ™‚