Timely_Jellyfish_2077@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoPatreon: adding Apple’s 30 percent tax is the price of staying in the App Storewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square95fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-square4am@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month ago and Steam Exactly what is Steam doing now? AFAIK only charges fees sales of games through the Steam platform, from which developers get a LOT of value.
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month ago from which developers get a LOT of value What value are they getting, other than making use of Steam’s market dominance? And having DRM added? And that’s worth 30% of their income?
minus-squareTywèle [she|her]@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoSteam DRM is not mandatory.
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoUnfortunately being listed on Steam is.
minus-squareTywèle [she|her]@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 month agoI mean that’s obvious isn’t it? What would be the point of a developer using Steam and having their game not listed on it? What are you trying to say?
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoIt is obvious. That’s the point. Steam dominates the market to the extent that you can’t have a successful launch without paying them a 30% tax. This is how monopolies work.
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Exactly what is Steam doing now? AFAIK only charges fees sales of games through the Steam platform, from which developers get a LOT of value.
What value are they getting, other than making use of Steam’s market dominance? And having DRM added? And that’s worth 30% of their income?
Steam DRM is not mandatory.
Unfortunately being listed on Steam is.
I mean that’s obvious isn’t it? What would be the point of a developer using Steam and having their game not listed on it? What are you trying to say?
It is obvious. That’s the point. Steam dominates the market to the extent that you can’t have a successful launch without paying them a 30% tax. This is how monopolies work.