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  • SirDerpy@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I want to note that you’d need about $143 in gross sales to meet the threshold of $100 in net profit.

    On the surface that sounds like a lot. But, they’re providing a service without any guarantee of any income. Epic can only compete because they’ve few users and are willing to operate at a near loss in attempt to garner market share.

    This will be a difficult one for others to understand as a “good deal”. Gamers are usually correct when they pull out their pitchforks. This should not be one of those times.

    • Serinus@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Epic can only compete because they’ve few users and are willing to operate at a near loss

      Bullshit. Epic’s loses are in paying for exclusives and giving away games while ruining their PR.

      Steam could operate at 15% if they wanted to. But… why would they do that?

      • SirDerpy@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Neither is publicly traded. Neither of us know the numbers.

        Does Steam make money on hosting indie games?

        How does one research such a question?

        I don’t need answers. I had them before I made my second post above.

        Good luck to you.