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[-] Overspark@feddit.nl 2 points 8 months ago

It definitely does matter. Some games effectively pay Valve about 15%, which basically nullifies Sweeneys whining since it's roughly the same they'd pay on the Epic store.

You're right about Steam being the dominant game store, but the narrative around it is all wrong. Steam offers far more functionality for their cut than any other competitor could even come close to.

[-] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago

Only for companies as big as Epic.

For the overwhelming majority of developers: it's 30%. Keys sell, but who's buying?

Steam's primary functionality is its market share. They could do a lot less and nothing would change. They stay big because they are big.

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