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minus-squareMinnels@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-22 days agoHow come Epic can charge 12% then? I believe there was some thresholds at some numbers of sales also even for steam? Like if you sold a million you pay 20% or something?
minus-squareysjet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoBecause EGS offers roughly 5% of the services Steam does, and Epic is still spending a shitload of money keeping EGS going at loss.
minus-squareColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoBecause epic isn’t the market leader, by a large margin.
minus-squareDatz@szmer.infolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoHas Epic become profitable yet? I vaguely remember the plan being for it to become profitable later, and that it was living off Fortnite money. Steam could just charge at most 20% then though, I don’t remember what the thresholds/conditions for different costs like 30% and 18% are.
How come Epic can charge 12% then? I believe there was some thresholds at some numbers of sales also even for steam? Like if you sold a million you pay 20% or something?
Because EGS offers roughly 5% of the services Steam does, and Epic is still spending a shitload of money keeping EGS going at loss.
Because epic isn’t the market leader, by a large margin.
Has Epic become profitable yet? I vaguely remember the plan being for it to become profitable later, and that it was living off Fortnite money.
Steam could just charge at most 20% then though, I don’t remember what the thresholds/conditions for different costs like 30% and 18% are.