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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish17•2 days agoEpic Games promise cheaper games with 12% cut, but most of them have same price as Steam or even console release.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•1 day agoIf everyone switched to epic games store, do you honestly believe they wouldn’t push that 12% up to 30%?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish-1•22 hours agoNo shit they’d price the games the same.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•14 hours agoThere’s plenty of store that have pricing differences even from same country. For example, Vintage Story on itch.io and Humble Bundle has higher price than the official direct purchase. No store cut, cheaper price.
minus-square@atrielienzlinkEnglish1•1 day agohttps://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/05/why-lower-platform-fees-dont-lead-to-lower-prices-on-the-epic-games-store/
Epic Games promise cheaper games with 12% cut, but most of them have same price as Steam or even console release.
If everyone switched to epic games store, do you honestly believe they wouldn’t push that 12% up to 30%?
No shit they’d price the games the same.
There’s plenty of store that have pricing differences even from same country. For example, Vintage Story on itch.io and Humble Bundle has higher price than the official direct purchase.
No store cut, cheaper price.
Source?
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/05/why-lower-platform-fees-dont-lead-to-lower-prices-on-the-epic-games-store/