ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 19 days agoThat lawsuit against Steam’s 30% cut of game sales is now a class action, meaning many other developers could benefitwww.rockpapershotgun.comexternal-linkmessage-square253fedilinkarrow-up1295arrow-down125cross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.zip
arrow-up1270arrow-down1external-linkThat lawsuit against Steam’s 30% cut of game sales is now a class action, meaning many other developers could benefitwww.rockpapershotgun.comByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 19 days agomessage-square253fedilinkcross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.zip
minus-squarenasi_goreng@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·18 days agoEpic Games promise cheaper games with 12% cut, but most of them have same price as Steam or even console release.
minus-squareUltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·18 days agoIf everyone switched to epic games store, do you honestly believe they wouldn’t push that 12% up to 30%?
minus-squareano_ba_to@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 days agoNo shit they’d price the games the same.
minus-squareatrielienz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 days agohttps://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/05/why-lower-platform-fees-dont-lead-to-lower-prices-on-the-epic-games-store/
Epic Games promise cheaper games with 12% cut, but most of them have same price as Steam or even console release.
If everyone switched to epic games store, do you honestly believe they wouldn’t push that 12% up to 30%?
No shit they’d price the games the same.
Source?
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/05/why-lower-platform-fees-dont-lead-to-lower-prices-on-the-epic-games-store/