• warm@kbin.earth
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    9 months ago

    It’s the other overheads too, publishing cuts, marketing cuts, QA etc before you get down to the money made for wages etc.

    Valve are absolutely in a position to take less, but the service they provide is like no other.
    I don’t give a fuck about EA/Ubisoft etc getting a smaller cut, but independent developers could absolutely benefit from some sort of program.

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      9 months ago

      Plus the income lets them take care of their employees, and to the best of my understanding it is a pretty good working environment.

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        9 months ago

        Many studios are in a real pinch right now. I don’t know what valve’s overhead costs are but I’d imagine they could afford to kick back some more to devs.