According to a recent survey, the majority of devs see steam as a monopoly However, the platform is responsible for a very big portion of their revenue. On playstation, you use the ps store On xbox, you use the microsoft store And on pc, you use steam There are other options, sure, but valve's platform is synonymous with pc gaming, pulling over double the active monthly users that its biggest competitor, epic games, does
Unsurprisingly, then, developers are concerned that valve has a monopoly over the market According to a new whitepaper from rokky reveals that a majority of game developers believe steam has a monopoly on pc game distribution. More than half of developers feel they rely too heavily on steam to distribute their games, with 72% believing the platform has a monopoly on the pc games market. Games steam study says only 72% of game developers reckon that steam has a monopoly on pc games, and even with some big caveats, it makes me wonder what the other 28% are thinking Games in other words, 72% don't know what a monopoly is, analyst says of study that finds 72% of game devs see steam as a monopoly news by austin wood published 1 minute ago
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