FirmDistribution@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoWhy 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-square165linkfedilinkarrow-up1627arrow-down124file-text
arrow-up1603arrow-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 · 2 days agomessage-square165linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareteawrecks@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·1 day agoWhat 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-up2·1 day agoIsn’t most of that from consoles and mobile?
minus-squareteawrecks@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·20 hours agoYes, 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.