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Topic | Remember when Epic said their 12% store cut would lead to cheaper games? |
Darmik 05/13/21 9:07:05 PM #1: | https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/05/why-lower-platform-fees-dont-lead-to-lower-prices-on-the-epic-games-store/ There's something intuitively appealing to the idea of game publishers trying to attract more market share by "passing on the savings" of lower storefront commissions by lowering the asking price for their games. In practice, though, prices for the same title tend to remain consistent across platforms, regardless of the competing platform holders' specific revenue cuts. Regardless, even if we remove Steam's alleged price-fixing from the equation, publishers still seem reluctant to pass on the savings from the EGS's lower cut. This is apparent when you look at the Epic Games Store PC exclusives that are also sold on consoles, where the platform holders each take their own 30 percent cut. Womp womp --- Kind Regards, Darmik ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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