Till we have automated self-service for developers, we are choosing the highest priority release opportunities. We prioritize exclusives, free game releases, and the most notable indie and triple-A titles. Some games that make sense as exclusives didn’t make sense otherwise.
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Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic @bogan_gamer and
hahaha youve backed yourself into a corner here Tim! no way out now you basically just admitted that egs benefits no one but yourself.
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Replying to @SparkPeepz @bogan_gamer and
How so? It’s certainly benefitting all of the developers and publishers whose games we’ve distributed so far. When we open up more widely, the 88%/12%revenue split will benefit even more game creators!
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Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic @SparkPeepz and
So if offering developers a higher cut is important to you, why not do what steam does? Steam allows developers to generate keys infinitely, that can be sold anywhere, and the developer gets 100% of the profit on that. Literally every cent.
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Replying to @DreamSoda6 @SparkPeepz and
We support this. You’ll find various Epic Games Store games also for sale on Humble, Green Man Gaming, and more coming. Epic doesn’t take a cut of that revenue.
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Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic @DreamSoda6 and
Did you miss the part where he says “generate keys that can be sold anywhere” I take it you did It’s like The most important part
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Replying to @SparkPeepz @DreamSoda6 and
I’ve never heard from a developer or publisher who WANTS keys for their games to be sold anywhere, because of the well known problems of fraudulent key resellers and grey marketers. Keyless sales integration is a much better approach.
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Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic @DreamSoda6 and
No it’s not. Many developers sell games on their own website and keys allow them to do this.
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Replying to @SparkPeepz @TimSweeneyEpic and
Not to mention their use in those kickstarters you keep targeting for exclusives where using keys makes it very easy to distribute to backers.
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Good points. Will dig into the topic of developer/publisher direct sales of their game keys with the store team.
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