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Tim Sweeny didn't make an offer, he tried to make positive PR to EGS while trying to paint Valve as the bad guys; Valve obviously wouldn't charge the same rate as Epic because they include a lot more value for both user and developers than Epic does: to list a few of Valve services that Epic doesn't have:
That's not to mention the benefits developers can get from Steam's platform and SDK:
If you ask me, I think Epic is the one charging way too much