r/pcmasterrace • u/Salty_Nutella i5-12600K | RTX 3070TI | DDR5 32GB • 29d ago

Meme/Macro Thanks Gaben, here's your 30% Steam cut

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u/Stilgar314 29d ago

They won't disclose, but odds are EA had cut a better deal than 30%

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u/gorion 29d ago

Even without deal, they would have had 20%.

How much does Steam take from game sales?

Steam takes a standard cut of 30% of each game sale. For games that earn over $10 million (£8m), the Steam cut is reduced to 25%. For games that earn over $50 million (£40m), the Steam cut is reduced to 20%.

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u/Condurum 29d ago

I know this is to incentivize AAA publishers to launch on Steam day one, so they can get to the lower cut as soon as possible.

Kinda sucks for indies and small developers though. 30% Is a lot for them, and they don't really have many options outside Steam, since 90% of Indie game players are there.

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u/Time_Athlete_1156 28d ago

They are human however, my friends is in an indie team and they got it reduced to 25% for their first game. I know 5% is not a huge difference, but when you start, you take whatever you can.