Indie developer behind 'Overwhelmingly Positive' rated shipbuilder argues that Steam's "free advertising" is worth the 30% cut - eviltoast
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    5 months ago

    Not to mention the reviews, community hubs, workshop, video streaming and recording, controller support, cloud saves, family sharing.

    30% may be a lot, but it’s not like they’re just sitting on it.

    EA and Ubisoft don’t offer (most of) those features with their launchers where they do get the full proceeds.

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      5 months ago

      Not to mention Steam/Valve uses a significant portion of their resources to develop Proton.

      Putting pressure on Microsoft is PRICELESS.

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      5 months ago

      I remember PirateSoftware talking about the remote play online co-op on steam, I think I found it here:

      https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Iu4kpM692vI

      Definitely doesn’t seem to be sitting on it. Hell man, I have re-bought some games on other platforms just to re-play it on my Steam Deck.

      I can’t defend/accost the 30% simply due to my lack of knowledge in the industry.

    • AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net
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      5 months ago

      A couple of times, Steam Achievements have been a deciding factor in me not pirating a game. I know it’s dumb but ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯