Outlined in an article by Tim Sweeney the Epic Games store is set to operate on a set of clearly defined principles that offer developers a clear upside for using it.
The headline principle is that Developers will receive 88% of revenue with no tiers based on income thresholds. Epic just takes 12% and Unreal Engine powered games will also see their 5% engine royalty covered within that.
Within the article Tim points out that Unreal Engine games on Steam give 30% to Valve as well as 5% to Epic.
It won't be Unreal Engine exclusive either with the inital crop of games powered not only by Unreal but Unity and internal engines too.
Thanks to Fortnite, Epic have been able to build a model that processes payments, provides bandwidth and customer support efficiently and that by just taking 12% they will succeed when you succeed.
The headline principle is that Developers will receive 88% of revenue with no tiers based on income thresholds. Epic just takes 12% and Unreal Engine powered games will also see their 5% engine royalty covered within that.
Within the article Tim points out that Unreal Engine games on Steam give 30% to Valve as well as 5% to Epic.
It won't be Unreal Engine exclusive either with the inital crop of games powered not only by Unreal but Unity and internal engines too.
Thanks to Fortnite, Epic have been able to build a model that processes payments, provides bandwidth and customer support efficiently and that by just taking 12% they will succeed when you succeed.
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