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    1. Mortiel‏ @Mortiel Feb 27
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      The economical analogy actually holds in his example. Brand != Supply. Exclusivity is about blocking supply from competitors so consumers have to go through you as the distributor. Different brands of burger is all the same ingredients, whereas different games are not.

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    2. Vampire Knight‏ @PleaseCapcom Feb 27
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      Replying to @Mortiel @TimSweeneyEpic and

      I also can't make my own Borderlands 3 when I can make my own burgers and there are MANY substitute burgers.

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    3. Mortiel‏ @Mortiel Feb 27
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      Replying to @PleaseCapcom @TimSweeneyEpic and

      Economically it's like this: Any Burger 1 = Game 1, Any Cheeseburger = Game 1 deluxe edition; Any Fries = Game 2, Any Chili Fries = Game 2 with DLC. It makes sense that Tim would muddle this analogy. Otherwise, he'd be admitting that Epic doesn't have the moral high ground.

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    4. Tim Sweeney‏ @TimSweeneyEpic Feb 27
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    5. Mortiel‏ @Mortiel Feb 27
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      Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic @PleaseCapcom and

      Or, better formed: A Whopper, as Tim mentioned, would be more like Fortnite for Epic. Epic made it, it's their own unique product. Borderlands 3 is the generic cheeseburger that is also on BK's menu. It's pretty much the same from all other sources. BK just markets Whoppers.

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    6. Mortiel‏ @Mortiel Feb 27
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      Replying to @Mortiel @TimSweeneyEpic and

      Again, making Borderlands 3 exclusive would be making generic cheeseburgers exclusive to only BK. Not just Whoppers. That's the analogy here.

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    7. Tim Sweeney‏ @TimSweeneyEpic Feb 27
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      Replying to @Mortiel @PleaseCapcom and

      What is the shopping cart in this analogy? Is it fries or is it more pickle-like?

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    8. Balasar‏ @bloodscales19 Feb 27
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      Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic @Mortiel and

      No it would be a bag obviously, because it is such a simple concept and the only reason for a store to not have them is sheer laziness

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    9. ocdtrekkie‏ @ocdtrekkie Feb 27
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      Replying to @bloodscales19 @TimSweeneyEpic and

      Neither Google nor Apple use a shopping cart mechanic for their digital game stores. Steam has a shopping cart because it's a really old and outdated design concept.

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    10. Ness_and_Sonic‏ @Ness_and_Sonic Feb 28
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      Replying to @ocdtrekkie @bloodscales19 and

      Google and Apple also have an option to buy gift cards at a store, Epic lacks even that.

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      Tim Sweeney‏ @TimSweeneyEpic Feb 28
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      Replying to @Ness_and_Sonic @ocdtrekkie and

      Sounds nice, but then you have a digital store and also a physical retailer each collecting a tax off of the developer’s hard work. With a 30% store tax, these inefficiencies creep in such that a dozen different companies might be taking a cut of your transaction.

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        2. Vampire Knight‏ @PleaseCapcom Feb 28
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          Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic @Ness_and_Sonic and

          I believe that Valve pays for those cards not the devs. Even then, there are countries where that is the most efficient way for them to purchase games for either cultural or economical reasons. I know in Japan a lot of places don't accept credit card.

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        3. ocdtrekkie‏ @ocdtrekkie Feb 28
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          Replying to @PleaseCapcom @TimSweeneyEpic and

          Sure, that margin comes from inside Valve's 30% cut. But the point is, it's another place money in Steam's model goes to someone who doesn't make games.

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        2. Ness_and_Sonic‏ @Ness_and_Sonic Feb 28
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          Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic @ocdtrekkie and

          That reminds me. When a Steam release gets delayed because of Epic exclusivity, why aren't the console versions as well? Aren't they also taking a 30% cut?

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        3. Vampire Knight‏ @PleaseCapcom Feb 28
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          Replying to @Ness_and_Sonic @TimSweeneyEpic and

          Honestly I'm just thinking they're trying for a moral argument without being consistent.

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        1. Michael Lawrence‏ @mlow515 Feb 28
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          Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic @Ness_and_Sonic and

          I agree that money should go to the developers but the Point of Sale activated cards serve a good purpose as a small population of players don’t have the ability to pay with credit / debit cards.

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        1. Ness_and_Sonic‏ @Ness_and_Sonic Feb 28
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          Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic @ocdtrekkie and

          Anyway, the reason I like having a gift card option is because not everyone has a credit or debit card they can use.

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        2. Eric Womer‏ @eric_womer Feb 28
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          Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic @Ness_and_Sonic and

          Yet developers make the same on all platforms, even on yours, unless they are self published also.

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        3. Eisberg‏ @Eisberg_Wolf Feb 28
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          Replying to @eric_womer @TimSweeneyEpic and

          That is false. Take this for an example: https://app.box.com/s/6gj7tqrlsdegg7yp1s7hl3rlgctdv9lx … This developer gets 70% of the profits. Clearly, if the publisher was receiving 88% of the revenue instead of 70% of the revenue, then that leaves more room for profit which means the developer get more.

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