• @Magiccupcake@startrek.website
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    2511 months ago

    If they’re making record profits why did they decide to come to steam?

    I think their player numbers have dropped and they’re trying to boost them.

    • @FlihpFlorp@lemm.ee
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      4111 months ago

      I’ve been mostly out of the loop for overwatch but my guess is so that can have even more recorder profits

      • @fuzzywolf23@beehaw.org
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        111 months ago

        Steam takes 30%. If they thought they could drive people to their standalone launcher they would be doing that

        • @blindsight@beehaw.org
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          511 months ago

          I don’t think that is correct; Steam usually takes 30%, but I thought some of the larger publishers negotiated different (secret) rates.

    • @Whom@beehaw.orgM
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      11 months ago

      It seems most likely to me that it’s prep for the rest of the Microsoft deal so they can claim to regulators they aren’t using their ever-growing control to choke out other platforms. Same reason they’re making those promises about Call of Duty on Switch.