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minus-squareBrokkrlink2•3 months agoSure, that’s fine for a release that has a physical edition, but many do not. Also, when buying physical copies I’m guessing that the dev gets an even smaller cut, but it probably depends on the retail location to a large degree.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•3 months agoWhat percentage of the sales price do you suppose goes towards the outside companies that print the disks and make the packaging?
… like a disk or cart? Yes that’s fine. I do that.
Sure, that’s fine for a release that has a physical edition, but many do not.
Also, when buying physical copies I’m guessing that the dev gets an even smaller cut, but it probably depends on the retail location to a large degree.
What percentage of the sales price do you suppose goes towards the outside companies that print the disks and make the packaging?