Nemeski@mander.xyz to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 27 days agoEpic Games Store Users Have Grown by 173% in Six Years, But Revenue Only by 1.6%www.eteknix.comexternal-linkmessage-square88linkfedilinkarrow-up1291arrow-down10
arrow-up1291arrow-down1external-linkEpic Games Store Users Have Grown by 173% in Six Years, But Revenue Only by 1.6%www.eteknix.comNemeski@mander.xyz to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 27 days agomessage-square88linkfedilink
minus-squareJo Miran@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up81arrow-down2·27 days agoBy redeeming Epic giveaways and never buying anything you are sending profits to the developer while simultaneously costing Epic money. Win/Win.
minus-squarerainwall@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·27 days agoDownload the games too. Up their infastructure costs.
minus-squareCileTheSane@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·26 days agoThe developers get paid a flat rate for allowing their game to be free, not per download. You are not sending the developer any money and allowing epic to inflate their user numbers (up 167% !!!) to investors.
minus-squarepogodem0n@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·25 days agoNot that I am doubting you, but I’d really like to see a source for this. I would like to learn more about it.
By redeeming Epic giveaways and never buying anything you are sending profits to the developer while simultaneously costing Epic money. Win/Win.
Download the games too. Up their infastructure costs.
The developers get paid a flat rate for allowing their game to be free, not per download. You are not sending the developer any money and allowing epic to inflate their user numbers (up 167% !!!) to investors.
Not that I am doubting you, but I’d really like to see a source for this. I would like to learn more about it.