Going gold?

[Kikuchiyo]

Originally Posted by Vevster

I don't quite understand your first sentence "Steam sales cost *Meant "give"* the company(s) offering games through them a higher margin of profit "

Do you mean Steam takes a higher cut? That would be exact but contradictory to what you write further


Steam, as a publisher often take a higher % than a retailer. That's because they act both as publisher & retailer for some games. They can take as much as 80% of price for some indie games....They take the risk with infrastructure as a retailer takes the risk with shelf space.

So when you say "it is technically more profitable to offer your games solely through steam than through Steam and B&M stores. " I'll answer "it depends, and sometimes it's quite the opposite". Each case is different; too many parameters to sum up.

Some people do not like DLing games, via Steam or else.


Best thing today is to offer both DL & boxes, gives a broader audience. That's why publishers like Ubi also offer games on steam.

Not sure what you are having trouble understanding with that first sentence. Companys that sell their games through Steam tend to see a 70% profit vs 30% profit for box copies. Sorry for the miswording it has been corrected

No it technically is more profitable to offer a game solely through a DD than it is to offer a boxed copy. Less overhead = less cost to publisher.

I'd like to see some citation on that Steam charging 80% to a developer to use Steam. I find that highly unlikely, and even less likely that a indie publisher would accept such a steep cost to get their game on the market. I am actually using estimates made by market analysts, and have never seen anything that suggests that Valve takes such a huge chunk of anyone's profits.

oh and so we are clear I am getting my info from a small financial company you may have heard of Forbes.