And then there are the duds like Gollum with a probably expensive license.
GHG
have said, just say you want to go to EGS minus all this crap. Good luck with less volume and less features on a lesser storefront and app.
That isn't the math you need to look at here...
But if they made products that appeal to the masses... they'd be paying more in platform fees.
You do realize that all consoles charge 30% too, right?
I would love to see some AAA game do this honestly, Embracer please try this out.
Honestly, I'd enjoy that. But I also like watching shit install in terminal/command line, soooo....
Which is exactly why I don't mind Epic, publishers, and other developers making their own game clients and can't stand whiny gamers that moan that a game didn't launch on steam. Consoles are a bit different and can sort of understand a platform fee, but it should be in low single digits not almost 1/3.
And how did you arrive at this conclusion? Tales from your behind?
That would increase the amount they paid in platform fees.
And it would increase their profits as well. Low dev costs, higher profits = success.
Yeah, I won't pretend to know what the "right" or "fair" fee structure is for each publisher, but it's still entirely based on how much you are selling. These aren't fees they are forced to pay just to be allowed on the platform. This reads like someone complaining about how poorly they manage their business and coming from Embracer, not shocking.
All of that is not worth anywhere near 30% of a games sale, which still need to host the game on its own servers. It's a PC monopoly that's enabled by entitled gamers that moan at having games exclusive on the Epic store or having to download other clients for specific games that are far more financially beneficial to developers.
They won't pass it too us, but will be able to keep the hard working developers working and not shutter a studio or cut a lot of employees.
Do you think that's where the money is really gonna go, when they're crying poverty on the millions they're already making?
Your conclusion from what I posted makes no sense.
It's a lie! Only super successful games will do this. They capping.
Yeah, again you have 0 knowledge of any cost involved and of course breaking out "entitled gamers" for not wanting to use or pay for Tim Epic's shit emporium. Because of course there games are much cheaper since fees are so much lower and features are clearly plentiful.
Why should consumers give a shit about whether or not something is financially beneficial to developers?
Guaranteed that if Valve charged 10%, most of those would not even exist.
I call this consumer greed.
It is not hard. The app store usually take 30%. That is A LOT and that number is growing when you sell a lot of copies.
Deep Silver is a part of Embracer and probably has similar strategy.
There are also administrative expenses and transaction charges and whatever non-profit taxes. If dev cost accounts to 25% of revenue they are probably better off just putting the money in banks as fixed deposits.
Just going to say that 2K launcher should be burned with fire. Such a pointless and shitty endeavor.l that only serves to bug down older games. Because of course theybhad to retroactively shove that into everything.
