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		tcmart14 67 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Epic Games to cut more than 1k jobs as Fortnite us... Steam will also provide publishers with free activation keys that they can sell direct to customer without the 30% charge.

npinsker 67 days ago [–]

If you are a large game, they will not provide you an appreciable portion of your sales as keys. Sales made this way also likely hurt your organic distribution.

Re: value propositions: Steam's 30% reduces to 25% after $10M made, and 20% after $50M.

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