US Edition72% of Game Developers Say Steam Is Effectively a PC Gaming Monopoly
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72% of game developers say Steam is effectively a PC gaming monopoly
In a survey of over 300 executives from large US and UK game companies, 72% either slightly or strongly agreed that Steam constitutes a monopoly over PC games. Furthermore, 88% said that at least three-quarters of their revenue came from Steam, while 37% reported that the platform accounted for 90% of their total revenue.Read Entire Article
Steam is where most PC players come to play. That’s why, when we analyze the release of a new game, we usually check the count of simultaneous users of Steam. Does Valve therefore have the monopoly of PC games? Well, it seems that most developers think so. In a new document published by Rokky in collaboration with Atomik Research (via Wccftech), 306 game studio executives were surveyed, and 72% said they believed that Steam actually exists as a …
A study found that 75% of the revenue of most companies and studios comes from Steam, and more than half believe that they rely too much on Valve.
Study Says 72% of Devs Think Steam Basically Has a Monopoly on PC Games
A new industry study suggests something a lot of developers have quietly believed for years: Steam’s grip on the PC market feels like a monopoly. According to a whitepaper from PC distribution platform Rokky (h/t GamesIndustry), 72% of studios surveyed believe Steam has a monopoly on PC gaming. The report — titled “The State of PC Game Distribution” — surveyed 306 industry executives across the United States and the United Kingdom earlier this y…
72% of Devs Say Steam Has a Monopoly on Games, Forcing Them Onto Epic And Xbox Store
See full bio Shaheer Zahid Currently serving as a News Reporter at Tech4Gamers, I have the privilege of combining my love for gaming with the art of storytelling. My role involves crafting engaging narratives that keep our audience abreast of the latest developments in the gaming world. See full bio Story Highlight 72% developers think that Steam has a monopoly over PC games, with concerns rising regarding market saturation, discoverability, a…
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