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Games => General Gaming => Topic started by: idolminds on Friday, December 14, 2018, 09:02:10 AM

Title: Store Wars begin: Discord store goes for 90/10 split
Post by: idolminds on Friday, December 14, 2018, 09:02:10 AM

Oh my (https://blog.discordapp.com/why-not-90-10-3761ebef4eab)

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So, starting in 2019, we are going to extend access to the Discord store and our extremely efficient game patcher by releasing a self-serve game publishing platform. No matter what size, from AAA to single person teams, developers will be able to self publish on the Discord store with 90% revenue share going to the developer. The remaining 10% covers our operating costs, and we’ll explore lowering it by optimizing our tech and making things more efficient.

Title: Re: Store Wars begin: Discord store goes for 90/10 split
Post by: Quemaqua on Monday, December 17, 2018, 12:31:01 AM

Pretty interesting. I don't know how it'll go, but there's potential for some real shake-up at this point. Unless Steam makes itself a lot more attractive, they could start losing people. Sure, there are less people invested in the other two platforms, but at the same time, both have huge momentum: Epic from Fortnite and a really strong start to their store (plus a nice design), and Discord with a huge established user base from its existing product, which is kind of what everyone uses now. Those are real threats.