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rtxn@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

After that well-informed take, listen to an actual indie developer talk about why the 30% is worth it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwoAmifo9r0

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Kedly@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Damn dude that link fuckin DESTROYS every braindead “b-b-but STEAMS MONOPOLY!!!” arguement I’ve seen uttered by idiots who want to bring late stage capitalism to the PC marketplace just so they can pretend they stood up to a company

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misk@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Yes, developers are also victims of this monopoly. It’s obviously better (“worth it”) to pay 30% for visibility on the biggest marketplace.

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- ProxyZeus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  They also maintain file hosting for saves, game versions and a lot of useful apis for games partner.steamgames.com/doc/features
  
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  - misk@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    Yes, it’s a nice cage.
    
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    Kedly@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    Enjoy accelerating late stage capitalism while pretending you’re against it because you’re incapable of seeing things outside of black and white thinking
    
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