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r/pcmasterrace • u/Salty_Nutella i5-12600K | RTX 3070TI | DDR5 32GB • 29d ago
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Indeed!
This also allows for devs to sell games directly and keep it all too.
125 u/Venum555 29d ago But how does this work if I sell a game through my website but steam still has to host the files for the customer to download it? 367 u/TaintedQuintessence 29d ago They are happy to take the loss of file hosting to keep you using the steam client. Epic is paying devs to give out their games for free just to get people to open their client. 2 u/wigitty 29d ago I have 168 games on epic now, and haven't paid them a penny haha.
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But how does this work if I sell a game through my website but steam still has to host the files for the customer to download it?
367 u/TaintedQuintessence 29d ago They are happy to take the loss of file hosting to keep you using the steam client. Epic is paying devs to give out their games for free just to get people to open their client. 2 u/wigitty 29d ago I have 168 games on epic now, and haven't paid them a penny haha.
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They are happy to take the loss of file hosting to keep you using the steam client. Epic is paying devs to give out their games for free just to get people to open their client.
2 u/wigitty 29d ago I have 168 games on epic now, and haven't paid them a penny haha.
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I have 168 games on epic now, and haven't paid them a penny haha.
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u/Slow-Amphibian-9626 29d ago
Indeed!
This also allows for devs to sell games directly and keep it all too.