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nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year ago

Indie developer behind 'Overwhelmingly Positive' rated shipbuilder argues that Steam's "free advertising" is worth the 30% cut

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Indie developer behind 'Overwhelmingly Positive' rated shipbuilder argues that Steam's "free advertising" is worth the 30% cut

www.gamesradar.com

nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year ago
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"Steam will probably still outsell everything else combined by 100x"
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    Is this controversial? You’re paying for the storefront.

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      You aren’t even paying anything, you literally just give them a cut of your turnover when you don’t sell anything they carry the costs of it.

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        You give them a cut of the turnover on their site(steam). Important distinction. A developer can generate steam keys for free and sell them elswhere, as long as the price is the same as on steam.

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          Wait really? Are they just ok with losing the cut from sales?

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            Yes although they are being sued by developers for not being allowed to sell the keys at a lower price.

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              As I understand it the issue is actually that people weren’t allowed to sell their game for less on other platforms, but they weren’t necessarily trying to sell Steam keys.

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            Yes they are.

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