Information from the Epic v. Apple lawsuit suggests that Epic Games Store is losing money on smaller indie games and is yet to turn a profit.
During the Epic v. Apple lawsuit, a lot of information was released about the Epic Games Store’s financial situation. As reported by TweakTown, it appears that the rate that funds are recouped for small indie games is causing the store to lose money.
The information suggests that Epic often makes a return on investment when securing exclusivity deals for AAA games such as Borderlands 3. Epic Games Store will offer developers a minimum guarantee. This is an amount that Epic will pay developers regardless of a game’s actual sales.
Epic categorised games into tiers, with small devs landing in tier 3. Most of the tier 3 games on the store do not earn more than their minimum guarantee, meaning that Epic is spending more than it is earning. In…
