Valve's internal study in 2018 revealed the company was more profitable per employee than tech giants like Apple, Facebook, and Microsoft, making over $780,000 per head annually. Epic and Apple are in a legal battle over payment links and commissions, with Epic CEO expressing frustration over Steam's fees.
Revealed: Tim Sweeney's 'Epic' rant to Valve re: 30% platform cut https://t.co/Zvfl7RmRtm #gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiedev
Based on the recent internal Valve study from 2018, it seems that Valve made more money per employee than tech giants like Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft. Here's how much it reportedly was making: https://t.co/HO8fyBjAG0 #games #videogames #gameindustry #valve #news https://t.co/uOxx4cwneR
Tim Sweeney unleashes most Sweeney-esque tirade against Valve over Steam's 30% cut in newly released 2018 emails https://t.co/Y2dnG1nnJd #gamedev #gamedevelopment #steam #indiedev
A very on brand and relatively hilarious exchange between the bosses of Steam owner Valve and the Epic Games Store has been revealed in an ongoing court case. https://t.co/fuwP2ukaSI https://t.co/uXEcbyowSx
Court Docs Reveal Epic CEO's Anger At Steam's 30% Fees https://t.co/lR9eFthH5z
Epic asks court to block Apple’s 27% commission on website purchases https://t.co/Ux3HfONwiE
Internal Valve study found the house of Steam was making more money per employee than Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft – over $780,000 per head a year https://t.co/J0fm4G2ZgT
Epic argues Apple's direct payment links are "commercially unusable", Apple argues regulations and limitations on such links are necessary for iOS security https://t.co/g0LiUfw7p2
I love Steam and iPhones, but @jeffrey_rosen @Wolfire and @TimSweeneyEpic are right. It's really hard for startups to invest in innovation when there's an industry wide 30% tax. https://t.co/v2HKitNcdk
“You a—holes”: Court docs reveal Epic CEO’s anger at Steam’s 30% fees https://t.co/dhvYaUsm3s
Fortnite players are begging Epic to let them spend more money https://t.co/9fEtc5iOKA
In 2018 a group of Valve staff tried to figure out just how efficient they were being—and found they were making more money per head than Apple, Facebook, and nearly every tech giant out there https://t.co/WtqfJoAbxJ
In 2018 a group of Valve staff tried to figure out just how efficient they were being—and found they were making more money per head than Apple, Facebook, and nearly every tech giant out there. https://t.co/O9N6fSd7bX