Epic Games Store completely eliminates revenue fees for smaller developers

Epic takes no cut for first $1 million in annual per-game revenue under new plan.

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Only problem is nobody buys games on the Epic Store, so a 100% cut of $0 is $0.

 

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Customer friendly things? Like, uh, free game giveaways constantly?

I say as someone who doesn't even use or like the Epic store.

Oh sweet child, those game giveaways aren't customer friendly.

They're all about user acquisition and data collection.

Funniest part is that it never really worked for user acquisition. People would log in and claim the free game but still buy all their games on Steam.

Epic's "customer" with their store is still game publishers. That's why they've bought exclusivity deals which publishers like as it's just "free" sales. It's why the UX to actually buy games is hugely lacking and it's lacking in features to actually make it an enjoyable platform to use/comminicate with friends.

 

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What, and Steam isn't? There's a reason monopolies don't have to compete, you know. It's because they're monopolies.

They ways in which people tie themselves in knots trying to argue that competition, free stuff and low fees are bad things is delightful.

Steam doesn't have to compete because they've delivered a comprehensive platform that meets the needs of both sets of customer profiles. Offers a comprehensive platform for publishers which includes seasonal discounts and promotions as well as offers a ton of user value for the gamers themselves.

Epic has never made the case as to why I, as a gamer, would use their platform. Like I still claim their free games from time to time, if only because it might cost them money and pay a developer for that copy. But for playing the odd game like Rocket League with my daughter, I use Heroic rather than their own launcher as it both works better on Linux and I don't trust Epic Store to not collect more data than they should from my PC.

 

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I don't know about other countries, but Brazil has this weird thing that allows merchants to offer installments on credit card purchases.

Pay-in-4/Installments has become really popular in North America. My bank even offers (at some places) the ability to do credit card purchases that are also in installments (however that works).

 

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What is your stance on Steam operating a gambling site aimed at children?

Like Fortnite?

Oh wait, that's Epic...

 

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Surprised in the last seven years that Epic Games' customers on social media and marketing feeds aren't ignoring the topic and just asking when they project feature parity with Steam, Discord and GoG. They have enough money they would literally be done by now had they done this instead of paying out exclusives.

If they start now they might actually be done in time to start buying exclusive releases again when the tariffs have actual sunset dates.

I think that speaks a lot to the engagement of Epic Store users though. An engaged user base would be demanding new features and improvements on all kinds of communication platforms but they're not.

They seem happy to just claim free games