Comment on Valve runs its massive PC gaming ecosystem with only about 350 employees

• SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Prove that they are profitable at 30% if they couldn’t go lower at least one or two would be near the red every single year, yet it’s climbing profits….

  But you know there is no physical proof of this, yet you claim it? I’m sorry you got to do a little critical thinking on your own. Most can obviously take atleast down to 25% if not significantly more and still be positive.

  You made the initial claim, so it’s up to you to prove it’s unprofitable to be less than 30%, balls in your court if you actually want to discuss this.

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  • rdri@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    No, prove that what you said is correct. It’s historical data in your case, about how Steam started the 30% trend, allegedly.

    My claim was that 30% was a standard before Steam, not at all about how much less profitable it would be for them if it was different.

    Also putting the blame on Steam for others allegedly following its model is not logical if your point is about how obvious it always was that 30% is excessive.

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    • SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Are any of those other store fronts newer than steam?

      If not, why would they have any need or business sense to charge less?

      You’re moving goal posts and refusing to accept responsibility for your original claims. That’s not discussing in good faith.

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      • rdri@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Retail stores.

        why would they have any need or business sense to charge less?

        Because their business is different from steam? Or maybe because they are more experienced in business and could show the world how it’s done? Wait, why do we even assume that Steam had such huge influence around the time when other digital stores popped up (some of which also didn’t live very long)? The pc gaming was massively considered niche for a very long time, only until recent years. I can’t imagine Apple going “oh right, we are creating our own digital store mostly for mobile devices so we need to check how that PC gaming company does their business, to copy their practices”.

        for your original claims

        Everything is fine with them.

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