The legal battle between Wolfire and Valve is still ongoing, and recently, we gained some interesting insights into the situation. Tim Sweeney expressed his dissatisfaction with Valve, and thanks to Simon Carless from GameDiscoverCo, we were able to get a glimpse of the behind-the-scenes emails exchanged between Sweeney, Gabe Newell, and Scott Lynch.
Back in November 2018, Sweeney informed Valve about Epic Games Store’s plans to offer a higher revenue share for developers. He also raised concerns about Apple and urged Valve to take action to change their developer rates.
Shortly after this, Valve announced a reduction in their cut of the profits from popular games on Steam, which greatly upset Sweeney. In response, Sweeney criticized Valve for favoring major publishers and urged them to offer a better deal to all developers.
Valve’s chief operating officer, Scott Lynch, responded with a simple “You mad, bro?” to Sweeney’s email, which seemed to dismiss Sweeney’s concerns.
Despite Epic Games’ efforts to attract developers with exclusive offers and free games, Valve’s financial success and user base remain strong, indicating that the impact of the Epic Games Store has been minimal.
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