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Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney supports the $900 million lawsuit against Valve, arguing Steam is "the only major store still holding onto payment ties and 30% junk fee" [refer to in-app purchases] (finance.yahoo.com)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca
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[–] 12 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Steam is different from the Google or Apple stores, because they aren't the gatekeeper of a platform.

But yeah maybe 30% is a bit high for games that don't use any of the steam features, just the payment processing, review section and download servers.

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  • [–] 14 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Devs are also paying for the Steam recommendation algorithm. It’s not just a store that puts games on a shelf and just forgets about it. The store actively promotes games to the right audience. The algorithm is how small indie games from a team without an advertising budget can blow up into millions of dollars in revenue. No other digital games store has a recommendation algorithm that is as good (for the buyer and the seller) as Steam.

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

    Yeah people consistently forget this, and will say things like 'Valve isn't even doing any marketing for me!'

    No, they are.

    Its just that its on their platform.

    Via their categorization and recommendation snd review systems.

    As opposed to... other pay to win ad platforms that shove ads in peoples faces depending on how much money you throw at them.

    Also, while this is more of a minor point, Valve's cut drops to 25% for games sales past $10 million, 20% for game sales past $50 million.

    Been that way for 7 or 8 years.

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