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Whilst it is somewhat difficult to find up to date information, it looks like DotA 2 yields somewhere north [1] of $18M/month [0] in revenue, which is more than
by shakna 6y ago
Whilst it is somewhat difficult to find up to date information, it looks like DotA 2 yields somewhere north [1] of $18M/month [0] in revenue, which is more than double the number you've referenced here.
Not to suggest that a good slice of Valve's profits don't come from Steam, but they still make a reasonable amount from individual games.
[0] That's a 2015 figure, with suggestions it has increased since then: https://venturebeat.com/2015/03/24/dota-2-makes-18m-per-month-for-valve-but-league-of-legends-makes-that-much-every-5-days/ https://venturebeat.com/2015/03/24/dota-2-makes-18m-per-mont...
[1] In 2017 it was possibly more than double that figure: https://www.superdataresearch.com/market-data/market-brief-year-in-review/ https://www.superdataresearch.com/market-data/market-brief-y...