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Epic reduce their cut to 0% for the first $1 million in revenue for devs on the Epic Games Store
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Steam keeps getting slammed from both sides. They keep getting accused of being a monopoly, , while also getting accused of their rates. But if they drop their rates they get accused of being anticompetitive and monopolistic.
So if they do something similar like Epic, they'll go back to using their monopoly over the market to keep competitors down.
...those are not different sides? The only reason they can charge such absurd rates is because of their position in the marketplace.
What they had been charging was about what other stores have been charging. Do you think a company that was by far in the lead over other stores dropping their prices further wouldn't increase their user base even further, making it even harder for competition? They already have active legal cases against them for monopolizing.
When they have absolute monopoly.
Nintendo charges that much because only Nintendo provides Switch software.
Microsoft charges that much because only Microsoft provides Xbox software.
Sony charges that much because only Sony provides Playstation software.
Apple charges that much because only Apple provides iOS software... despite the EU's best efforts.
Steam and Android act like they're the only store that matters, for their platform. And it works. Because they are.
Steams competitors are mostly GOG and Epic Games...
Who?
Which is why there's lawsuits against valve for being a monopoly. They have one, simply because they're the best and most well organized.
It's not what Epic charges.
No one would care if they were a monopoly and also charged less than everyone else. Pretty much every monopoly discussion revolves almost entirely around their absurd commission rates.
No it doesn't. Do you think GOG and Epic Games want Steam to undercut their rates because they can annihilate them in volume? Steam may not answer back at epics first million $ rate cut because Steam kind of needs them as competition.
Nobody gives a shit what they want. Monopoly enforcement is about consumers.
It's about consumers by making sure there's competition.