nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 months agoGame devs praise Steam as a 'democratic platform' that 'continues to be transformative' for PC gaming todaywww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1282arrow-down16
arrow-up1276arrow-down1external-linkGame devs praise Steam as a 'democratic platform' that 'continues to be transformative' for PC gaming todaywww.pcgamer.comnanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down12·edit-27 months ago With Valve being the dominant one in the PC space This is a common misconception. Revenue on Steam is around 8.6 Billion out of 45 Billion. The actual heavy hitters (Minecraft, Roblox, Fortnite) aren’t even on Steam. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/video-game-industry-revenues-by-platform/
minus-squareBadoker@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·7 months agoAh yes I often use the Minecraft launcher to buy the latest AAA titles
minus-squarebountygiver [any]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-27 months agoit is a dominant one if it’s by number of game developers.
This is a common misconception. Revenue on Steam is around 8.6 Billion out of 45 Billion. The actual heavy hitters (Minecraft, Roblox, Fortnite) aren’t even on Steam.
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/video-game-industry-revenues-by-platform/
Ah yes I often use the Minecraft launcher to buy the latest AAA titles
Apples and oranges
Nice graph tho.
it is a dominant one if it’s by number of game developers.