nanoUFOIndie developer behind 'Overwhelmingly Positive' rated shipbuilder argues that Steam's "free advertising" is worth the 30% cut
RickRussell_CAIs this controversial? You’re paying for the storefront.
YourPrivatHaterYou aren’t even paying anything, you literally just give them a cut of your product, when you don’t sell anything they carry the costs of it.
ÚwÙ-PasswortYou give them a cut of the turnover on their site(steam). Important distinction. A developer can generate steam keys for free and sell them elswhere, as long as the price is the same as on steam.
Wait really? Are they just ok with losing the cut from sales?
Yes they are.
Yes although they are being sued by developers for not being allowed to sell the keys at a lower price.
As I understand it the issue is actually that people weren’t allowed to sell their game for less on other platforms, but they weren’t necessarily trying to sell Steam keys.
Yes it is controversial, cause Steam pretty much has a monopoly on the PC market. Yes there are other options, but your games just won’t sell as well cause less people use them. So deciding not to pay Steam’s 30% cut isn’t very viable.