themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months 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-square95fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 4 months agomessage-square95fedilink
minus-squareBigFig@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months 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-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months 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.
minus-squareborari@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months ago100%. Valve needs to start suing Epic for their game engine monopoly. It’s not about Valve it’s about protecting gamers.
minus-squarelofuw@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoEpic would charge Steam’s fees if they had Steam’s marketshare. Everyone thinking they care about creators or customers is a fucking moron.
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
Sounds like abusing market power.
100%. Valve needs to start suing Epic for their game engine monopoly. It’s not about Valve it’s about protecting gamers.
Epic would charge Steam’s fees if they had Steam’s marketshare.
Everyone thinking they care about creators or customers is a fucking moron.