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More than 500 games on Steam earned over $3 million in 2023 (www.rockpapershotgun.com)

submitted 9 months ago by crossmr@kbin.social to c/games@lemmy.world

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[-] crossmr@kbin.social 34 points 9 months ago

Steams cut off that, at just the $3 million mark, is $450 million. This is $900,000 per game.

People wonder why other companies wanted to make their own launchers. They leave millions on the table by having steam 'handle' things.

This is also why Valve isn't that inclined to pump out tons of new games.

A game like Palworld, which as of 3 weeks ago, has sold 12 million copies would end up making Valve somewhere in the neighbourhood of $72 million as of the end of January.

[-] themusicman@lemmy.world 78 points 9 months ago

There's nothing stopping game companies from selling through multiple storefronts, or even direct to customer with Steam's cut removed.

The fact is, players are happy to pay a premium so that the games live in their steam library, are downloaded via Steam's delivery network, and integrate with steam features.

Steam is not anti-competitive, it's just good.

[-] echo64@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago

The fact is, players are happy to pay a premium so that the games live in their steam library

i don't think you can make a statement like that, that is so untested. If capcom were to start selling games at $70 on steam, and $50 on capcom.com things might be different, we can't really say.

[-] ampersandrew@kbin.social 32 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

We've seen games sold on Epic for less, and people wait to buy them until they're on Steam. I do it myself, even.

[-] monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

Exactly. Steam provides a service to these companies (a pipeline to customers) and they don’t want to pay.

They are free to make their own, like epic, ubisoft, origin, etc. have, and I am free to continue to use Steam, which I prefer because it provides a service and it works and I feel is a superior product.