brachiosaurus@mander.xyz to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoBehold, "the whole story of Steam's economy in one picture": the top 1% of games earn 84.5% of estimated revenue, and most games barely make anythingwww.gamesradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square233linkfedilinkarrow-up1457arrow-down181cross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1376arrow-down1external-linkBehold, "the whole story of Steam's economy in one picture": the top 1% of games earn 84.5% of estimated revenue, and most games barely make anythingwww.gamesradar.combrachiosaurus@mander.xyz to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square233linkfedilinkcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
minus-squareFiniteBanjo@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoYes, I’m aware that what Valve does maximises profit, but it’s a trade-off with quality as we’ve seen the larger studios are more likely to be cashgrabs than even some asset flips.
minus-squareraze2012@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI don’t think we disagree. I’m just talking about how the sausage is made. Squeaky wheels get the grease.
Yes, I’m aware that what Valve does maximises profit, but it’s a trade-off with quality as we’ve seen the larger studios are more likely to be cashgrabs than even some asset flips.
I don’t think we disagree. I’m just talking about how the sausage is made. Squeaky wheels get the grease.