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That lawsuit against Steam’s 30% cut of game sales is now a class action, meaning many other developers could benefit (www.rockpapershotgun.com)

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I’d rather more money go to the people actually creating the content

This was the argument when EGS came, and it's been known for a long time that for the most part devs don't see a cent from that extra cut, the publishers keep it. Unless they self-publish, of course.

[–] Cethin -4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That would depend on the contract they signed with their publisher. Sure, some contracts may be like you said, but that can be taken up with them. That argument (which you provided without context) is just you trying to provide cover for marketplaces taking a larger cut and it's bullshit.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's not a larger cut, it's the industry-standard cut.

[–] Cethin 1 points 3 weeks ago

The "industry standard" is made up and can change. There isn't some dictated industry standard.