Did u always think this or only after epic started their crusade?
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[Gamesinduztry.biz] Epic's crusade against 30% takes a tumble
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They mention and comment on that statement in the article linked in the OP. The article also contains a link to another article with the statement from Epic.
Yep, and if you are enrolled in the Advanced Protection program, Play Protect is enabled and the ability for side loading of apps is disabled.
Preach. Steam must be offering a lot of value to justify some of those phat checks handed out.
I feel like a lot of pro-EGS sentiment just seems to be console users trying to catch PC users in a platform war "gotcha!" moment. Like "Look at the PC faboys upset over their pwecious Steam being attacked". As I've said since EGS started, only one platform gives me a native Linux client, has invested in making over 5600 games work flawlessly in Linux, offers streaming to other devices in my home, provides free cloud backups, features an excellent big screen mode for TV play, phenomenal controller support/management and mod management tools. I'll gladly use any other platforms that offer me that. All Sweeney has done is actively take games away from me while offering nothing in return except slightly lower prices. I'll gladly pay a slightly higher price for the features offered by Steam, and I'm sure others feel the same. It will be interesting to see what happens when the exclusivity handouts end.
Yep. I think that many people correctly identified the issue with Epic's approach when their whole EGS push began. Instead of trying to offer more to both customers and developers, they chose to offer more money to developers and essentially force customers through exclusivity. They completely neglected the customer experience and that is they main reason they faceplanted on both PC and Android.
Yeah, for business sometimes growth is more important than profit.
amazon is a way distant 2nd compared to play store and its presence is barely international..
You don't think deals are made for certain games that reduce that cut from 30%?
I'd be surprised if Epic is paying 30% on the google store.
Yes I do think other deals are agreed, I've discussed that elsewhere in the thread.
Those are just the standard/default terms.
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It's the same 5 folks on their own anti-Epic crusade posting these types of threads. I'm glad to see the actual subsequent discussion is far less sensational and "hot-takey" these days. Coincidentally, the post counts in these crusades are shrinking as less and less numbers of people are truly bothered enough by Epic to care.
In any case, I'm sorry for the above snark and for being dickish. At the very least, thank you for posting the story. OP, you have tended to be one of the more reasonable when it comes to this stuff.
As to the article at hand, this whole endeavor has been about Epic trying to maximize profit, regardless of how "altruistic" they claim to be. Google Play, a product that is also about maximizing profit, told Epic to stuff it. Epic relents because it's worth more to them to get Fortnite mobile into as many hands as possible. Case closed.
In any case, I'm sorry for the above snark and for being dickish. At the very least, thank you for posting the story. OP, you have tended to be one of the more reasonable when it comes to this stuff.
As to the article at hand, this whole endeavor has been about Epic trying to maximize profit, regardless of how "altruistic" they claim to be. Google Play, a product that is also about maximizing profit, told Epic to stuff it. Epic relents because it's worth more to them to get Fortnite mobile into as many hands as possible. Case closed.
Im not really sure if people posting news on Epic are on an "anti-Epic crusade". It seems a lot of people recognise the double standard coming out of Epic and what they say they want to achieve, vs their actual actions and the actual goal they chase, which is profit as anyone anticipates. As you close with, pretty straight forward.
It does seem like there is a change up in tact at least lately - getting on with being on Play Store, beginning work as a more involved publisher etc. One can only hope their efforts for EGS involve actually competing at a service level so people can consider them along with so many other providers.
I guess it's more about three things:
a) People care less about the EGS right now because it's buying less exclusives and by that creating less artificial obstructions
b) Epic is doing some good deeds as well like the MegaGrants project or funding new titles which counters some of the EGS negativity
c) People are sick of having to deal with posters on Era that join specific topics only to purposefully de-rail it with some hidden anti-epic-crusade conspiracy theories
Regardless of what you think of Epic. Fortnight not being able to move the needle on the 30% revenue share on the play store. Pretty much seals the deal for the 30% going forward. If a game as big as fortnight couldn't do it. Nothing will on mobile
*because I know people will try to take this out of context and frame it as me talking about steam and egs. I'm talking purely about the 30% standard rate applied to purchases on mobile app stores.
*because I know people will try to take this out of context and frame it as me talking about steam and egs. I'm talking purely about the 30% standard rate applied to purchases on mobile app stores.
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It's all that the pro egs people could muster for an argument and it was wrong from the start. None of this is surprising especially the lack of a foothold that epic made with their stores.