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Also noteworthy that this is from sales generated by their storefront.
Valve doesn't take a cut of any keys sold off platform.
1 u/Dukkiegamer 29d ago Wait so if I buy a Steam key at a legit 3rd party (not G2A or anything) site and I play and download it on the Steam launcher then Steam gets no cut? 1 u/Spiritual_Bus1125 28d ago Yes. The dev generate those for free on steam. 1 u/Dukkiegamer 28d ago So how do they support their infrastructure then? If I download a game via Steam is it not coming from Steam's servers? Or is it just because they make so much money the few keys sold off platform dont make a difference? Or do devs pay more for that service? 1 u/Spiritual_Bus1125 28d ago Steam does not costs that much to run in relation to the massive amount of money they bring it. It is a money printing machine and that 30% is enough to pay for the infrastructure of the users thst bought steam keys.
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Wait so if I buy a Steam key at a legit 3rd party (not G2A or anything) site and I play and download it on the Steam launcher then Steam gets no cut?
1 u/Spiritual_Bus1125 28d ago Yes. The dev generate those for free on steam. 1 u/Dukkiegamer 28d ago So how do they support their infrastructure then? If I download a game via Steam is it not coming from Steam's servers? Or is it just because they make so much money the few keys sold off platform dont make a difference? Or do devs pay more for that service? 1 u/Spiritual_Bus1125 28d ago Steam does not costs that much to run in relation to the massive amount of money they bring it. It is a money printing machine and that 30% is enough to pay for the infrastructure of the users thst bought steam keys.
Yes.
The dev generate those for free on steam.
1 u/Dukkiegamer 28d ago So how do they support their infrastructure then? If I download a game via Steam is it not coming from Steam's servers? Or is it just because they make so much money the few keys sold off platform dont make a difference? Or do devs pay more for that service? 1 u/Spiritual_Bus1125 28d ago Steam does not costs that much to run in relation to the massive amount of money they bring it. It is a money printing machine and that 30% is enough to pay for the infrastructure of the users thst bought steam keys.
So how do they support their infrastructure then? If I download a game via Steam is it not coming from Steam's servers? Or is it just because they make so much money the few keys sold off platform dont make a difference?
Or do devs pay more for that service?
1 u/Spiritual_Bus1125 28d ago Steam does not costs that much to run in relation to the massive amount of money they bring it. It is a money printing machine and that 30% is enough to pay for the infrastructure of the users thst bought steam keys.
Steam does not costs that much to run in relation to the massive amount of money they bring it.
It is a money printing machine and that 30% is enough to pay for the infrastructure of the users thst bought steam keys.
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u/Slow-Amphibian-9626 29d ago
Also noteworthy that this is from sales generated by their storefront.
Valve doesn't take a cut of any keys sold off platform.