So you don’t care that Larian isn’t harmed, you don’t care that the dev’s aren’t harmed, you don’t care that the consumer isn’t harmed.
You just feel bad for Epic?
So you don’t care that Larian isn’t harmed, you don’t care that the dev’s aren’t harmed, you don’t care that the consumer isn’t harmed.
You just feel bad for Epic?
masterspace@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
What are you talking about? Larian loses 30% of every single dollar spent on their game.
Of course that harms them.
nednobbins@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Do you think Larian’s management is also stupid?
Any halfway decent GTM executive would have checked their distribution channel options and chosen the mix that makes them the most money, net of fees.
Why would they pay for a service that harms them?
masterspace@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Because it’s the only one. That’s how a monopoly works.
nednobbins@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
That would be how monopolies work. You realize that Steam doesn’t require exclusivity, right? You can get BG3 all over the place. When customers have choice between vendors it’s not a monopoly, even if they tend to make the same choice.