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Epic is reckless for bypassing the play store, I'd be on the side of Google if this was their stance.
by Rotdhizon 8y ago
Epic is reckless for bypassing the play store, I'd be on the side of Google if this was their stance.
- scottydelta 8y agoNot if they are creating such a big hole in the company's revenue(30%, source : https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/08/fortnite-on-android-may-drive-its-battle-bus-past-googles-30-cut/ https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/08/fortnite-on-android-m...) without bringing in something substantial. Epic already has a user base who would go to extra length by downloading the game's installer by visiting their website. So, it totally makes sense for Epic to bypass the playstore. From the article linked above: > Avoiding the 30 percent "store tax" is a part of Epic's motivation. It's a high cost in a world where game developers' 70 percent must cover all the cost of developing, operating, and supporting their games. And it's disproportionate to the cost of the services these stores perform, such as payment processing, download bandwidth, and customer service. We're intimately familiar with these costs from our experience operating Fortnite as a direct-to-customer service on PC and Mac.
- pvg 8y agoIt doesn't seem like a very high cost if the other option is "getting your users' phones pwned".