> If it costs money to develop a platform, it doesn't seem that strange to just charge that upfront when someone buys an iPhone.
Epic runs their own digital distribution platform, in which they also take a cut of the sales. Their terms are different than Apples, but they still do take a cut of sales.
Epic also takes 5% royalties for any (non-free) game built with Epic's Unreal Engine.
Epic and Apple have the same business model, however Epic's terms are not as high as Apples.
On the other hand, Epic makes a lot of money selling "cosmetics" and loot boxes. In effect, you have a company that has profited immensely from gambling, going after a company that has profited immensely due to their own closed ecosystem.
(also not to mention Epic blatantly ripped off the success of PUBG when they switched Fortnite to be a Battle Royale game)
Epic runs their own digital distribution platform, in which they also take a cut of the sales. Their terms are different than Apples, but they still do take a cut of sales.
Epic also takes 5% royalties for any (non-free) game built with Epic's Unreal Engine.
Epic and Apple have the same business model, however Epic's terms are not as high as Apples.
On the other hand, Epic makes a lot of money selling "cosmetics" and loot boxes. In effect, you have a company that has profited immensely from gambling, going after a company that has profited immensely due to their own closed ecosystem.
(also not to mention Epic blatantly ripped off the success of PUBG when they switched Fortnite to be a Battle Royale game)