ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 days agoThat lawsuit against Steam’s 30% cut of game sales is now a class action, meaning many other developers could benefitwww.rockpapershotgun.comexternal-linkmessage-square285fedilinkarrow-up1311arrow-down128cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1283arrow-down1external-linkThat lawsuit against Steam’s 30% cut of game sales is now a class action, meaning many other developers could benefitwww.rockpapershotgun.comByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square285fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareano_ba_to@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·1 day agoNot all developers are gigantic and beholden to shareholders.
minus-squareRealitaetsverlust@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoDevs don’t complain about the cut anyways. Publishers do because they’re the one affected the most by the cut.
minus-squareano_ba_to@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 day agoSure they do. There are solo developers out there.
minus-squareRealitaetsverlust@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoYes but no solo developer with a single brain cell is complaining about steam taking 30% of the cut because they know that the value steam offers them is way less than that 30% cut.
minus-squareano_ba_to@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 hours agoThat doesn’t say anything. They’re not complaining, but it doesn’t mean they won’t benefit from Steam taking a smaller cut.
Not all developers are gigantic and beholden to shareholders.
Devs don’t complain about the cut anyways. Publishers do because they’re the one affected the most by the cut.
Sure they do. There are solo developers out there.
Yes but no solo developer with a single brain cell is complaining about steam taking 30% of the cut because they know that the value steam offers them is way less than that 30% cut.
That doesn’t say anything. They’re not complaining, but it doesn’t mean they won’t benefit from Steam taking a smaller cut.