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Epic Games Store is offering developers 100% of revenue for six months of exclusivity (www.videogameschronicle.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The Epic First Run programme allows developers of any size to claim 100% of revenue if they agree to make their game exclusive on the Epic Games Store for six months.

After the six months are up, the game will revert to the standard Epic Games Store revenue split of 88% for the developer and 12% for Epic Games.

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I wish more companies were like Valve. They are following that old style of making a great product and/or providing a great service to make consumers happy to spend their money there. The only mixed feelings I have about spending money on steam is "do I really need more games when there's a ton in my library that I still haven't even installed let alone played?"

I hope they stay private and that Gabe has or finds an heir that follows his mindset rather than decides to go for a quick payout.

Even when those other companies embrace shitty business practices to make more money and it works for them, they are just setting the stage for a better company to come along and replace them.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Dude, we are so fucking boned if Gaben ever retires/dies/does not become GLaDOS. Valve is one of the only companies I can think of that hasn't squandered goodwill completely and generally maintains a tight ship (aside from maybe Costco).

Can guarantee some random, unkempt, 38 year old asshole from the pharmaceutical industry will make Steam subscription only, throw it on the stock market, and have it tank due to some hedge fund mindset within 5 years if they hire a new CEO.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Not to mention valve making a device that proliferates Linux game support more than anything else… ever.