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Indie developer behind 'Overwhelmingly Positive' rated shipbuilder argues that Steam's "free advertising" is worth the 30% cut(www.gamesradar.com)

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RickRussell_CA@lemmy.world
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Is this controversial? You’re paying for the storefront.

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YourPrivatHater@ani.social
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You aren’t even paying anything, you literally just give them a cut of your turnover when you don’t sell anything they carry the costs of it.

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ÚwÙ-Passwort@lemmy.world
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You 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.

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Omniraptor@lemm.ee
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Wait really? Are they just ok with losing the cut from sales?

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