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Well said. Glad to see this at the top. Google also takes 30%. And I think steam too. This is 100% a regulatory issue.

• Manuel_D 9mo ago
  But competitors to Steam exist: Epic Games Store only takes a 12% cut. Publishers have an option to use other distributors but choose not to.
  • eloisant 9mo ago
    > Publishers have an option to use other distributors but choose not to They can choose to sell in the store where all users are, or in the store nobody goes.
    • Manuel_D 9mo ago
      Correct, but that means that publishers are choosing to distribute via Steam, despite the existence of other options, because Steam's superior features, user base, etc. justify paying that premium. They could distribute on Epic games, or even self-distribute like how Blizzard does, but they choose Steam. It's not analogous to iOS that has no other options for distribution.
  • jama211 9mo ago
    Sure, and you can buy an android phone and use the play store instead and still get charged 30%. Or you could sideload, but let’s be real 99.9% of users aren’t gonna do that, and similarly most gamers are gonna buy everything on steam. The exceptions here prove the rule I’m afraid, if anything.