themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 hours agoEpic 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"finance.yahoo.comexternal-linkmessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up1107arrow-down110
arrow-up197arrow-down1external-linkEpic 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"finance.yahoo.comthemachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 hours agomessage-square64fedilink
minus-squareBigFig@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·3 hours agoNo instead epic charges 12%, and if you use unreal engine but don’t sell on egs they get a 5% royalty fee on all your sales. Sure those number are lower but egs isn’t out here “empowering” devs
minus-squarelofuw@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·1 hour agoEpic would charge Steam’s fees if they had Steam’s marketshare. Everyone thinking they care about creators or customers is a fucking moron.
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·3 hours ago if you use unreal engine but don’t sell on egs they get a 5% royalty fee on all your sales. Sounds like abusing market power.
No instead epic charges 12%, and if you use unreal engine but don’t sell on egs they get a 5% royalty fee on all your sales. Sure those number are lower but egs isn’t out here “empowering” devs
Epic would charge Steam’s fees if they had Steam’s marketshare.
Everyone thinking they care about creators or customers is a fucking moron.
Sounds like abusing market power.