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minus-squarephoneymouse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down14·edit-28 months agoEvery other store charges 30% including Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, Google Play, etc. Epic doesn’t and they aren’t profitable, so I don’t know why people pile on Apple. Edit: the downvotes are funny. Why? You don’t like someone pointing out the truth?
minus-squarelorty@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·8 months agoAt least with Google Play and Steam you are not locked into it due to your device of choice.
minus-squareyeahiknow3@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down18·8 months agoThis is just a list of shit service providers leeching profits from developers and making the gaming industry worse.
minus-squareDeceptichum@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down5·8 months agoOh yeah Steam is totally making the gaming industry worse! 🤡
minus-squareyeahiknow3@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down10·8 months agoIt is. But gamers are dumb as shit so it doesn’t matter.
minus-squarePlopp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down5·8 months agoYou seem like a fun and positive individual.
Every other store charges 30% including Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, Google Play, etc. Epic doesn’t and they aren’t profitable, so I don’t know why people pile on Apple.
Edit: the downvotes are funny. Why? You don’t like someone pointing out the truth?
At least with Google Play and Steam you are not locked into it due to your device of choice.
This is just a list of shit service providers leeching profits from developers and making the gaming industry worse.
Oh yeah Steam is totally making the gaming industry worse!
🤡
It is. But gamers are dumb as shit so it doesn’t matter.
You seem like a fun and positive individual.