FirmDistribution@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 个月前Why is Valve being sued for almost $900 million, but Epic Games wasn't sued when they bought Rocket League and Fall Guys to remove them from steam?message-squaremessage-square158linkfedilinkarrow-up1633arrow-down125file-text
arrow-up1608arrow-down1message-squareWhy is Valve being sued for almost $900 million, but Epic Games wasn't sued when they bought Rocket League and Fall Guys to remove them from steam?FirmDistribution@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 个月前message-square158linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareteawrecks@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·3 个月前What if I told you that the MAU count for Fortnite alone is more than half of the total MAU count for all of steam? Even if the only game on epic was Fortnite, that doesn’t qualify as “statistically insignificant” no matter how you look at it.
minus-squarepopcar2@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 个月前Isn’t most of that from consoles and mobile?
minus-squareteawrecks@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 个月前Yes, almost certainly. A gaming device is a gaming device, what matters is how many users you have. If we’re concerned about distinguishing between platform, then steam is statistically insignificant on the vast majority of platforms people game on.
What if I told you that the MAU count for Fortnite alone is more than half of the total MAU count for all of steam?
Even if the only game on epic was Fortnite, that doesn’t qualify as “statistically insignificant” no matter how you look at it.
Isn’t most of that from consoles and mobile?
Yes, almost certainly. A gaming device is a gaming device, what matters is how many users you have.
If we’re concerned about distinguishing between platform, then steam is statistically insignificant on the vast majority of platforms people game on.