Facebook wants up to 30% of fan subscriptions vs Patreon’s 5%

Re:Facebook wants up to 30% of fan subscriptions vs Patreon’... by on_and_off on Thursday February 28, 2019 @02:36AM (#19269679)

It should be mentioned that Steam's monopoly is assulted by new players like Epic with a 12% cut.

Which might be for the best, Steam is in dire need of a serious competitor (I know GOG and co exist but sadly they have not been able to make a real dent in Steam's marketshare).

Steam has dropped so many balls and the main thing going for them is inertia.

Also, just because paying a large cut to various middlemen is common does not mean it is ok.

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Re:Facebook wants up to 30% of fan subscriptions vs Patreon’... by AstralStorm on Thursday February 28, 2019 @06:15AM (#19270550)

It is not even close to assaulted. It is not inertia, but network effects and completeness of package offered by Steam, as well as resale deals.

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Re:Facebook wants up to 30% of fan subscriptions vs Patreon’... by tpxl on Thursday February 28, 2019 @07:45AM (#19270948)

Inertia is also a thing. No way am I leaving 150 titles behind or splitting a collection of a game between different platforms (eg Far Cry 1 -> Far Cry 6).

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