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A few points. 1st: "Top 100 selling games right now, by revenue" by revenue would seem to give higher priced items like Steam Deck an advantage. 2nd: When I che
by SapporoChris 3y ago
A few points.
1st: "Top 100 selling games right now, by revenue" by revenue would seem to give higher priced items like Steam Deck an advantage.
2nd: When I checked Steam Deck had dropped to #2, with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive at #1. Of course fluctuations are to be expected.
3rd: I'm seeing only 10% off, maybe it varies by location.
Question: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is free to play. Is the revenue then from in game purchases?
- ThatPlayer 3y ago> I'm seeing only 10% off, maybe it varies by location. It should vary by model. The top seller list just shows the cheapest one, 10%. The 512GB is 20% off.
- nebulousthree 3y agoIt's only in recent history that it became free to play. What you pay for now is a "verified" badge, so you can play with others who have bought the verified token, reducing the amount of low effort hackers you play competitively against.
- JimtheCoder 3y ago"Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is free to play. Is the revenue then from in game purchases?" I would assume so. CS:Go Prime was free for a long period of time - you just had to reach level 21 in the game...they only started charging again recently. The amount of in game purchases, though? Massive. And Valve sure does like taking their cut.
- remram 3y agoWhat do you mean by taking their cut? Valve takes a cut from players buying games or items on Steam, but in this case Valve is the developer of CS:GO, so the cut is taken from themselves.
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- JimtheCoder 3y agoI wasn't clear in my response. I mean taking their cut from players when they buy/sell on the marketplace. I assume that is where the money is made.
- remram 3y agoOh, the marketplace where players sell to each other! Got it, that's a neat trick