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How much of a percentage does Steam get from each sale?
About 30%, which is industry standard.
Source: https://oyster.ignimgs.com/wordpress/stg.ign.com/2019/09/GameRetailerCuts_infographic-1.png
Considering that Steam is more accessible to smaller developers (as the article points out), how much do you think they should take?
I was just curious considering the praise angle of the story. Everyone complains about Apple’s 30% cut from their store, but for some reason it’s ok or “praised as a democratic platform” when everyone else does it.
The app store is the only way to get apps on ios, whereas steam is not the only way to get games on PC.
It's the biggest one, yes, but no one HAS to use it. It does hold some power by virtue of having the majority of the gaming population as its user base, but no other storefront has even tried. The only one that has any value over steam is GOG, the rest are objectively worse.