Sweeney Blames Gamers

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You know something's wrong when you have to blame the consumer

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/artic...-the-industry-better-but-gamers-dont-see-that


"Changing the way that games are sold is a big disruption to everybody," he says. "I understand that -- I've personally unsubscribed from Netflix twice as their selections of movies changed. But this is a necessary step forward for the games industry if we want to enable developers to invest in building better games, and if we want the savings to ultimately be passed on to gamers in the form of better prices.
"Ultimately, this is about making the industry a better place, starting with the terms available for developers. I understand gamers don't see that. They don't see the hardship of making a payroll and seeing the store suck out 30% of the revenue from it. It can be jarring to see the industry is changing in ways that are typically invisible to us as gamers."


And epic are now doing exactly what he accused MS of trying to do a couple years back and said it was bad for gaming
 
You know something's wrong when you have to blame the consumer

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/artic...-the-industry-better-but-gamers-dont-see-that


"Changing the way that games are sold is a big disruption to everybody," he says. "I understand that -- I've personally unsubscribed from Netflix twice as their selections of movies changed. But this is a necessary step forward for the games industry if we want to enable developers to invest in building better games, and if we want the savings to ultimately be passed on to gamers in the form of better prices.
"Ultimately, this is about making the industry a better place, starting with the terms available for developers. I understand gamers don't see that. They don't see the hardship of making a payroll and seeing the store suck out 30% of the revenue from it. It can be jarring to see the industry is changing in ways that are typically invisible to us as gamers."


And epic are now doing exactly what he accused MS of trying to do a couple years back and said it was bad for gaming
Eh, I don't see much wrong with his comments in that regard. Does Steam get 30% of the revenue from a game?

That seems like a lot, honestly, and I can see why developers would want to use a platform that takes less.

I know a lot of people like Steam, but a little competition is good for developers and consumers.