ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 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-square291fedilinkarrow-up1313arrow-down129
arrow-up1284arrow-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 · 3 days agomessage-square291fedilink
minus-squareano_ba_to@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·2 days agoNot all developers are gigantic and beholden to shareholders.
minus-squareRealitaetsverlust@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoDevs don’t complain about the cut anyways. Publishers do because they’re the one affected the most by the cut.
minus-squareano_ba_to@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 days agoSure they do. There are solo developers out there.
minus-squareRealitaetsverlust@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoYes but no solo developer with a single brain cell is complaining about steam taking 30% of the cut because they know that the value steam offers them is way less than that 30% cut.
minus-squareano_ba_to@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 hours agoThat doesn’t say anything. They’re not complaining, but it doesn’t mean they won’t benefit from Steam taking a smaller cut.
minus-squareRealitaetsverlust@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·38 minutes agoWell I’d also profit if groceries wouldn’t have doubled in price but we can’t all have what we want. I can only repeat myself: Paying steam 30% of your revenue is next to nothing compared to what publishers are usually taking from an indie dev.
Not all developers are gigantic and beholden to shareholders.
Devs don’t complain about the cut anyways. Publishers do because they’re the one affected the most by the cut.
Sure they do. There are solo developers out there.
Yes but no solo developer with a single brain cell is complaining about steam taking 30% of the cut because they know that the value steam offers them is way less than that 30% cut.
That doesn’t say anything. They’re not complaining, but it doesn’t mean they won’t benefit from Steam taking a smaller cut.
Well I’d also profit if groceries wouldn’t have doubled in price but we can’t all have what we want.
I can only repeat myself: Paying steam 30% of your revenue is next to nothing compared to what publishers are usually taking from an indie dev.