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how is it 30% more expensive apps when the play store, ps4 store, xbox store all take the same amount?

• AttakBanana 6y ago
  Because all of them take a 30% cut (*some exceptions to certain apps apply) https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/10/07/report-steams-30-cut-is-actually-the-industry-standard https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/10/07/report-steams-30-cut... What I mean is, if Apple's cut was lesser / we had different app stores, prices could potentially be up to 30% lesser.
  • crysin 6y ago
    They'd be cutting themselves out of other stores if they did that. Stores like Steam require that your game is sold at the same price across all stores otherwise it will be removed from Steam.
    • AttakBanana 6y ago
      That is also a bad monopolistic practice we should be against. Apple isn't the only culprit.