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Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney supports the $900 million lawsuit against Valve, arguing Steam is "the only major store still holding onto payment ties and 30% junk fee" [refer to in-app purchases] (finance.yahoo.com)
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[-] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 22 points 4 months ago

Right, because managing, securing, updating, and operating steam is all black magic that costs valve nothing.

Listen, they need that revenue for their R&D for the steam deck 2 and steam machines and shit. Fuck off ya hoser, eh?

[-] HailSeitan@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

How about you fuck off defending the mafioso vig that Apple, Google, and Valve have extorted from game developers for years, you monopoly bootlicker?

[-] lofuw@sh.itjust.works 10 points 4 months ago

Nobody is forced to use any of those platforms.

You're the one licking the boot of developers who just want to profit off of your stupidity.

[-] HailSeitan@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

Aw, those poor hardworking app stores with their razor-thin ::checks notes:: 78% profit margins

[-] lofuw@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 months ago

You're a useful idiot.

[-] HailSeitan@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Says the wanker defending billionaires’ profit margins

[-] lofuw@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 months ago

I'm not defending anyone.

I'm calling stupidity out for what it is.

[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 4 months ago

FYI: Games like Ready or not have started the early access outside of Steam.
So if you advertise your game properly, you can make it as well. Just need to work on your discoverability.
But Steam makes it way easier.
So either go with Steam, Epic, GOG, Itch.io or any other store.
No need to fixate on only steam

[-] Kobibi@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 months ago

Listen, they need that revenue for their R&D for the steam deck 2 and steam machines and shit. Fuck off ya hoser, eh?

And also for Gabe's fleet of billionaire yachts

[-] JillyB@beehaw.org 2 points 4 months ago

I'm no Epic Games fan, but this is an overcorrection. Valve makes money hand over fist and they aren't making those products simply out of passion. They're doing it to make even more money. The company are pioneers in micro transactions and loot boxes. The other large game companies (and especially alternative storefronts) have just been so shit that gamers feel a weird attachment to this company.

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