Gabu comments on In 2018 a group of Valve staff tried to figure out just how efficient they were being—and found they were making more money per head than Apple, Facebook, and nearly every tech giant out there

[–] Gabu@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

take a huge cut of developer’s revenue

They don't. No other platform will provide all of the benefits Steam provides for only 30% OR LESS of every sale.

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[–] kaffiene@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

30% is a huge cut. Epic takes 12%

When valve was establishing steam, 30% was justified. They had to invest in the product. They took a risk. They don't have to now and they are profiteering.

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[–] Gabu@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Epic has admitted they're taking a loss at 12%. Also, Epic's store is shit, complete barebones, barely works as a way to buy games.

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[–] kaffiene@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

And valve have admitted they're making more profit than anyone else in the space. I'm not saying they shouldn't be allowed a profit, I'm saying there's an argument that they (and Apple via the Apple store) are taking too much from the work of others

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[–] Gabu@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

And that argument is idiotic, as proven by the fact that even bribing people to their shitty Epig Store, Epic can't compete with the value Steam provides.

Differently from Apple, Steam hasn't put any barriers in place to stop competitors nor have they forced exclusivity on publishers for their platform.

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