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> The thing is a flat 30% used to be the "reasonable level". That's almost 20 years ago and the market size was significantly smaller, so they could justify 30
by summerlight 2y ago
> The thing is a flat 30% used to be the "reasonable level".
That's almost 20 years ago and the market size was significantly smaller, so they could justify 30% to run the ecosystem. In fact, Phil Schiller actually thought 30% won't last forever if there's any competition. The only reason they could keep the 30% tax is the mobile market duopoly.
- pjmlp 2y agoPhil Schiller is in the process of following SEGA footsteps, turning XBox into a brand for Microsoft Game Studios, where the XBox console becomes irrelevant, if it stays around even. So naturally he cares about what other stores outside XBox charge. You won't see him proposing cheaper charges for game devs targeting the XBox console.
- ksec 2y agoThat is Phil Spencer, not Phil Schiller