• Realitaetsverlust@lemmy.zip
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    0
    ·
    20 days ago

    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.

    • ano_ba_to@sopuli.xyz
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      0
      ·
      19 days ago

      That doesn’t say anything. They’re not complaining, but it doesn’t mean they won’t benefit from Steam taking a smaller cut.

      • Realitaetsverlust@lemmy.zip
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        0
        ·
        18 days ago

        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.

        • ano_ba_to@sopuli.xyz
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          0
          ·
          18 days ago

          Are all publishers like that, to all devs? You and I can’t say. If all the money goes to Steam, it is a blackhole for the money. It is money that doesn’t go into the development and marketing of a game.

          • Realitaetsverlust@lemmy.zip
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            0
            ·
            18 days ago

            As someone that has assisted indie developers for years, I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a publisher that didn’t borderline extort his devs except if the head of the dev studio was playing golf with the CEO of the publishing company.

              • Realitaetsverlust@lemmy.zip
                link
                fedilink
                English
                arrow-up
                0
                ·
                16 days ago

                AnEcDoTaL eViDeNcE

                With all due respect, fuck off. Publishers have been extorting the game industry for over 2 decades and yet people like are sitting around wanting more money from them. Go shill for some CEO but stop bothering me if you don’t want to see the fucking truth.