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jbcraigs t1_ix04hee wrote

Epic nickels and dimes it’s players. They don’t have a leg to stand on.

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n3w4cc01_1nt t1_ix09r5q wrote

tencent is using them as a sockpuppet

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MyVoiceIsElevating t1_ix0aq59 wrote

CCP knows how to play the long game in economic control and influence.

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SUPRVLLAN t1_ix1cu0u wrote

Exactly why they have a big stake in reddit as well.

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Folsomdsf t1_ix11c5f wrote

hand so far up their ass they can taste the remnants of the ccp's breakfast on their fingers.

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Fit-Satisfaction7831 t1_ix240yd wrote

Apple makes in 3 - 7 days what Epic makes in a year, and an estimated $15 - $20 billion of what Apple makes, 10x what Epic makes, comes from the worst gaming and gambling apps that exist.

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bit_pusher t1_ix1px27 wrote

Epic gets a ton of money from developers as well. If you don’t pay millions for Unreal licensing, you pay a percentage of revenue (just like steam) to use it. Small indie development studios will lose over 50% of top line revenue to steam and epic before they even begin paying salaries

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ThingSuch t1_ix2n0a2 wrote

LMAO, small indie studios would love to have a revenue where they'll have to start paying a cut to epic: the first $1 million is royalty-exempt. If you look at "how much my game made" on youtube, people are not making millions.

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bit_pusher t1_ix3o9d9 wrote

>LMAO, small indie studios would love to have revenue where they'll have to start paying a cut to epic: the first $1 million is royalty-exempt. If you look at "how much my game made" on youtube, people are not making millions.

$1M doesn't go nearly as far as you think between salaries, rent, software licensing, art licensing, etc. Yes, for very small studios (sub 5 people) you might squeeze your annual costs below $1M, but once you're above that point GFL.

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