Manuel_D 3 days ago

But competitors to Steam exist: Epic Games Store only takes a 12% cut. Publishers have an option to use other distributors but choose not to.

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  • jama211 2 days ago

    Sure, and you can buy an android phone and use the play store instead and still get charged 30%. Or you could sideload, but let’s be real 99.9% of users aren’t gonna do that, and similarly most gamers are gonna buy everything on steam.

    The exceptions here prove the rule I’m afraid, if anything.

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  • eloisant 3 days ago

    > Publishers have an option to use other distributors but choose not to

    They can choose to sell in the store where all users are, or in the store nobody goes.

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    • Manuel_D 3 days ago

      Correct, but that means that publishers are choosing to distribute via Steam, despite the existence of other options, because Steam's superior features, user base, etc. justify paying that premium. They could distribute on Epic games, or even self-distribute like how Blizzard does, but they choose Steam.

      It's not analogous to iOS that has no other options for distribution.

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