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Re:You’re Paying into a Broken System Whenever You Buy Somet... by echelon on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @12:50PM (#20566681)
That is mitigated by the fact that there are so many options. Gaming is an open space with tons of competition. All of the audience isn't glued to a single platform or two controlled by a single entity.

Gaming companies fight to win over gamers and developers. Not so for Apple and Google with their walled fiefdoms.

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Re:You’re Paying into a Broken System Whenever You Buy Somet... by scarface74 on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @01:26PM (#20567028)
So instead of two competitors you have four (three consoles and the PC). Three of which have the same “walled garden” that Apple has but with a much larger barrier to entry and much stricter controls?

If you release a game on disc. The retailer + distributer get at least a 50% cut.

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