mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to Steam@lemmy.ml · 11 days agoValve's reported profit-per-head from Steam commissions is out there, and at $3.5 million per employee it makes Apple and Facebook look like a lemonade standwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down11
arrow-up134arrow-down1external-linkValve's reported profit-per-head from Steam commissions is out there, and at $3.5 million per employee it makes Apple and Facebook look like a lemonade standwww.pcgamer.commr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to Steam@lemmy.ml · 11 days agomessage-square42fedilink
minus-squarerf_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 days agoWonder how much of this comes from the gambling business. They don’t own the secondary market where you can sell skins, but they are the gateway into that world.
minus-squareSheeEttin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-210 days agoThey do own a big part of the secondary market. For steam marketplace, they get a cut of those sales too.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-210 days agoLike it or hate it, the Steam Marketplace was a pretty fucking brilliant move on their part. Literally just a free money glitch lol
Wonder how much of this comes from the gambling business. They don’t own the secondary market where you can sell skins, but they are the gateway into that world.
They do own a big part of the secondary market. For steam marketplace, they get a cut of those sales too.
Like it or hate it, the Steam Marketplace was a pretty fucking brilliant move on their part. Literally just a free money glitch lol