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"
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UK courts recently ruled that the trial can move forward
  • mojofrododojo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 days ago

    as long as they avoid enshittification that hurts the consumer they may continue to get away with it.

    I think it’s worth discussing though.

    • DeckPacker@lemmy.worldEnglish
      14·
      2 days ago

      What about game devs though? They are clearly hurt already by the insane fees.

      Just think about it. When you buy a game for 10€ on steam, steam get’s a flat 3.33€ just for giving you a “buy game” button. The gamedeev get’s maybe half of what you payed (Taxes, engine fees etc.).

      Don’t you think, that there is something kind of fucked up about that?

      • alsimoneau@lemmy.caEnglish
        51·
        2 days ago

        That’s disingenuous. They do a lot more than that.

        Discovery for one. Hosting the game so that downloads are fast and paying for the server and network infrastructure for that. Handling payment processing from all around the world.

        That all has a cost. And any developer can just drop the installer on their own website and pay all of these things themselves.

      • mojofrododojo@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        1 day ago

        it’s not really hurting the devs. if anything it hurts consumers, but even that’s a stretch considering the service both sides are getting.

        holy hell can’t you see the difference between EGS and steam? one works reliably. the other is all over the place. to me that’s worth 30%