Comment on Steam is basically a PC gaming monopoly, so why isn’t anyone mad?

• JillyB@beehaw.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  They take 30% of all PC game sales. If that isn’t abusing their position, idk what is.

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  • Newsteinleo@infosec.pub ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You lost 60% when selling physical media in stores, 30% was an amazing deal when steal launched

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    • Kissaki@beehaw.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      when steal launched

      what a funny and in this context ironic typo

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  • JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    They allow devs to sell on other platforms and provide them steam keys for free, bypassing that commission.

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  • TehPers@beehaw.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I see this point come up all the time when it comes to Steam, but I have yet to see anyone really propose an alternative. How much should it cost to host your game on Steam? It obviously can’t be free because of hosting costs, and you’re also paying for marketing and discoverability, so what’s a good price for it?

    Until recently, 30% was the industry standard for large software stores. Google is apparently lowering its cut after losing their recent battle with Epic, so it’s possible that the industry standard changes. I’d hope that Valve adjusts with it.

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    • JillyB@beehaw.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Valve’s cost of hosting is pennies. They’re one of the most profitable companies in the US. They could lower that number to 5% and still have plenty of margin, I’d bet.

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      • TehPers@beehaw.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Valve’s cost of hosting is pennies.

        Surely you can’t mean this literally. They host downloads of hundreds of GB that get served to tens of millions of users. The bandwidth costs alone are going to be insanely high, putting aside the storage costs as well.

        But anyway, I’d love to see them lower it to 5%. I think if they can afford to do that, they should take the lead.

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      • DaleGribble88@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        You’d make that bet, but I wouldn’t. And only one of us is guaranteed to have money walking out of the casino

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  • BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Retailers demanded a piece to put games in their stores as well. There has always been a price paid for going to market using someone else for it.

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