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Guru3D.com » News » Microsoft is lowering commission for game creators in Microsoft Store

Microsoft is lowering commission for game creators in Microsoft Store

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 04/30/2021 07:55 AM | source: | 28 comment(s)
Microsoft is lowering commission for game creators in Microsoft Store

Microsoft is lowering its 'tax' on developers of PC games sold through the Microsoft Store, the company writes on its site.

From August 1, developers will no longer pay 30 percent of their revenues to Microsoft, but 12 percent. From that moment on, 88 percent will go to the game makers instead of 70 percent. For the time being, it only concerns developers who make PC games. This way, developers will take 88% of the net income from sales of PC games compared to the previous 70% they had. That is, almost 90% of the profits from the games will go to the developer.

Microsoft is not the first to lower this commission. The company Epic, which not only makes the game Fortnite but also has its own online store in which it sells PC games, also charges a 12 percent fee. Microsoft says it will cut its commission because it will be able to be successful on the Microsoft Store.

Competitor Valve, which owns the store Steam, still asks 30 percent of the developers. That percentage decreases as more copies are sold. After a developer earns $ 10 million ($ 8.26 million) on a game, the fee becomes 25 percent, after $ 50 million, the fee becomes 20 percent for each sale.

“As part of our commitment to empower all PC game creators to achieve more, beginning August 1, developers' share of Microsoft Store PC game net sales revenue will increase 70% at 88%. A clear and untethered revenue share means that developers can bring more games to more players and achieve greater commercial success by doing so, ”stated the company via the Xbox news blog .







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TheDeeGee
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#5908898 Posted on: 04/30/2021 03:45 PM
That would be a miracle. Steam is super greedy.

Not only that, but the Steam Launcher needs a major overhaul as well. It's become a dinosaur compared to the others out there.

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#5908901 Posted on: 04/30/2021 03:48 PM
Not only that, but the Steam Launcher needs a major overhaul as well. It's become a dinosaur compared to the others out there.


Def don't need to worry about that vs Windows Store.

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#5908908 Posted on: 04/30/2021 04:09 PM
Good news for the Devs, and if MS can streamline their W10 store then even better news for those devs selling on it.

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#5908920 Posted on: 04/30/2021 05:08 PM
Not only that, but the Steam Launcher needs a major overhaul as well. It's become a dinosaur compared to the others out there.


Compared to what? EGS. EGS has a long way to go imo. Scrolling is still randomly laggy for no reason (one of the main reason i'm not using it as my main client outside of the games they give). No way to assign categories to your games. No information about controller support and such. No way to review games. Have they implemented achievements yet? XBox app is certainly not better than Steam either.

The "hate" on Steam is seriously ridiculous. It's still the best client out there as far as i'm concerned. It's also always the one giving me less headache when i restore a backup of a game from my backup-ed library. It's fine to not like it because of the "bloat" but saying the other clients are better is simply not true.

This said Valve should reduce their cut or it will eventually cost them.

MonstroMart
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#5908921 Posted on: 04/30/2021 05:15 PM
Good news for the Devs, and if MS can streamline their W10 store then even better news for those devs selling on it.


They really need to improve the xbox app though. I'm a game pass sub because it is just too good of a deal to pass on but man the app is just brutally simple. I think you would give 3 interns a month and they would do a better job. I know lot of people just want to be able to buy games but i'm sure that like me lot of people are interested in all the other features. I personally like that when i need help i can find a guide most of the time in the Steam community. Workshop is cool too for some games.

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