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      4 months ago

      You are mistaking publishing for distribution.

      Publishing is not distribution.

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          4 months ago

          No, you absolutely are. Publishers will typically pay for retail manufacturing costs (so printing, boxing and shipping), but that’s not the same as digital distribution. Digital distribution doesn’t map to shipping game boxes, it maps to retail.

          Which is why games on Steam have deals with publishers, NOT with Valve.

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              4 months ago

              Not even a little bit. Man, you sure like to keep digging when given a shovel, huh?

              Look, I’m not here to write a textbook on game publishing, but I do recommend you take that shovel and go dig up some accurate information in the off-chance you’re not just posting whatever autocorrect feeds you as the first word choice.