when you’re arguing that it’s impossible for a game to make a profit without Steam, yes
my post was in reply to you listing a single game that wasn’t profitable for a year and blaming that on it not being on Steam. If my example is not a valid argument then you shouldn’t have argued that way in the first place.
Strawman. It is demonstrably much harder for games to profit, when they’re not on Steam. Exceptions are rare viral hits. Alan Wake 2 was a popular and acclaimed game, and it did terribly on PC specifically, because it wasn’t on the one storefront that handles an overwhelming majority of PC sales. The difference between PC games not on Steam and iOS games not on the App Store is slim.
So yes, there are games exclusive to Epic that do just fine, but not many. Odds say, fucked. Being unavailable on Steam means most PC gamers will not consider buying it, and may never even be aware of it. We have a word for that.
Alan Wake 2 took an entire year to become profitable.
It’s because the one store everyone uses didn’t carry it.
Satisfactory made $11 million in the first year when it was exclusive to Epic (and not available on “the one store everybody uses”).
Exceptions mean there’s no rule, yeah? Minecraft, therefore, 90% marketshare cannot matter.
when you’re arguing that it’s impossible for a game to make a profit without Steam, yes
my post was in reply to you listing a single game that wasn’t profitable for a year and blaming that on it not being on Steam. If my example is not a valid argument then you shouldn’t have argued that way in the first place.
Strawman. It is demonstrably much harder for games to profit, when they’re not on Steam. Exceptions are rare viral hits. Alan Wake 2 was a popular and acclaimed game, and it did terribly on PC specifically, because it wasn’t on the one storefront that handles an overwhelming majority of PC sales. The difference between PC games not on Steam and iOS games not on the App Store is slim.
So yes, there are games exclusive to Epic that do just fine, but not many. Odds say, fucked. Being unavailable on Steam means most PC gamers will not consider buying it, and may never even be aware of it. We have a word for that.
Exceptions mean there’s no rule, yeah?
Struggling is the rule, not the exception. Most games do much worse when they’re not on Steam. Most means more. Do you understand that?