Comment on AAA Dominance Is Eroding: 56% of PC Gaming Revenue Now Goes to Games Outside the Top 20

• Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I mean, it’s ok I guess, but as a musician myself that’s not helping much either. Buy some stuff on bandcamp (85% goes to the artists, cheap and often pay what you want) or if you need streaming get Tidal, they give 3x than spotify and didn’t give 100 millions to joe rogan.

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  • SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Also bandcamp gives you high quality DRM FLAC files (or really whatever audio filetype you want) and those files are yours to keep, forever. You can also stream stuff you’ve bought through the bandcamp website. They also still do bandcamp fridays where 100% of the sale goes to the artist. Next bandcamp friday is May 1st.

    Another option is direct-from-artist sales if they have their own website and store.

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    • scathliath@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Hell you can still buy CDs direct (rarely) do that too. Great for display if nothing else.

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  • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Huh. Just found out that Bandcamp isn’t owned by Epic Games anymore. It was sold off to someone else back in 2023. Guess I don’t have a reason to boycott it now

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    • FinalRemix@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      There wasn’t really a reason to boycott it anyway. Epic just wanted “free” access to a massive library for their games, like how EA Trax used to be a thing. Nothing changed about bandcamp in the meantime.

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      • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works ⁨41⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

        There wasn’t really a reason to boycott it anyway.

        Yes there was. It’s called “fuck those monopolistic cunts at EGS, they don’t get my money”

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      • DisgruntledGorillaGang@reddthat.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        The reason would be fuck Epic.

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    • Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I’m not gonna get started on this, but Epic or not, this is and was one of the only way to give money directly to artists. If you boycott Epic I really hope you boycott steam also cause they’re no better.

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      • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works ⁨43⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

        Fuck off with your false equivalence bullshit.

        EGS has used anticompetitive and anti consumer practices from day one, all because Tim Swiney is a petty asshole that wants to be at the top of the pile.

        Meanwhile Valve has generally been pro-consumer and built a relatively good service

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  • Stiggyman@ani.social ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I love Bandcamp. It does not have much of a filter so I get to find small and under the radar artists.

    Personally I buy 90% of my music either on Bandcamp or as a CD in my local store… rip it… throw it on Jellyfin for easy streamikg

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  • Grilipper54@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Musicians aren’t making much on any streaming platform. I wish I could afford to purchase more music on bandcamp but it’s been years since I’ve been able to.

    If you don’t care too much how the music is used, music licensing can bring in money, it doesn’t necessarily have to be used in Ads.

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• Enekk@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Can I suggest occasionally buying stuff through something like Bandcamp? You get digital music and support the artist. Or, just buy some merch I guess.

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