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72% of devs believe Steam has a monopoly on PC games, according to study (www.gamesindustry.biz)

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[–] nasi_goreng@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

Oftentimes, niche genre only can survive on platform with huge reach.

Releasing it only on DLsite or GOG means either they have to drive up the price to even cover the development cost. This often happen on niche Nintendo games or big budget R18+ on DLsite.

Some big budget games on DLsite can reach around 70USD, while when it gets released on Steam it's only 20-40USD.