@nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 2 years agoEpic Games Admits In Court That Its PC Store Still Isn't Profitablekotaku.comexternal-linkmessage-square51arrow-up1152cross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.cagames@lemmy.worldgaming@lemmy.mlgaming@kbin.social
arrow-up1152external-linkEpic Games Admits In Court That Its PC Store Still Isn't Profitablekotaku.com@nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square51cross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.cagames@lemmy.worldgaming@lemmy.mlgaming@kbin.social
minus-squareconciselyverboselinkfedilink8•2 years agoThe small handful of games that have chosen to release via epic did so for the up front cash advance to mitigate their risk releasing their game. Virtually every single one released on Steam the second their exclusivity agreement expired, because that’s where all the revenue is from.
minus-square@Kecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish0•2 years agoYep, it’s not a bad thing to have an alternative to the popularity lottery. Heck, people make the same choice every day by going to work and not spending all their money on lottery tickets.
The small handful of games that have chosen to release via epic did so for the up front cash advance to mitigate their risk releasing their game.
Virtually every single one released on Steam the second their exclusivity agreement expired, because that’s where all the revenue is from.
Yep, it’s not a bad thing to have an alternative to the popularity lottery. Heck, people make the same choice every day by going to work and not spending all their money on lottery tickets.