Epic Games strives for Apple and Steam with a Zero Developer Committee policy
Epic games Just declaring some changes In his store, he has to delight beginner developers. The company will not charge a commission of all kinds for the first $ 1,000,000 revenue from the application annually. As part of the software passes this threshold, Epic will start accepting its standard speed of 12 percent. Politics comes into force in June.
It sounds like a true grace for smaller developers, especially when you think that Steam takes 30 percent of sales as a commission. Apple is not a direct competitor here but in the app store takes 15 percent of the first million In revenue. This increases to 30 percent after this indicator is executed.
The Epic Games Store will take 0% of the first $ 1,000,000 payments we process a game annually (against 15% for Apple) and 12% then (against 30% for Apple).
Next month, we launch EGS WebShops for out -of -application purchases as an alternative to purchases in the application.https://t.co/ytufyzbiqr
– Tim Sweet (@timsweeneyepic) May 1, 2025
Epic also announced something called Webshops, which sounds like a way for developers to avoid Apple App Store fees. These stores are powered by the Epic Games store and offer customers "Outside purchases, as a more cost-effective alternative to the purchases in the app." These stores will be offered next month "of any platform that allows it," Although this now includes iOS devices in both the EU and the US.
The company will start offering a five percent bonus in epic awards to lure customers to these web photos. This will be applicable to all purchases, although the company has not said if this is a limited offer of time.
Epic is able to do all this thing for a web show because it just won a case against Longtime enemy AppleS California Court has just ordered Apple to Stop collecting a taxi For purchases made outside the app store.
August 2020: Fortnite leaves the iOS App Store.
May 2025: Epic announces that Fortnite will return to us the iOS App Store.
Still at @Thegamebusiness:https://t.co/7z8eyzhokq
– Jeff Kigley (@geoffkeighley) May 1, 2025
The decision also means that Fortnite He returns to Apple Devices in the United States next week. EPIC Executive Director Tim Souini said the company would return the game to App Store all over the worldWhile Apple is expanding the court’s decision in all countries. The company will also refuse all pending litigation on the subject. He calls it a "peace plan," But Apple has not replied yet.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/epic-games-takes-aim-Ap-Apple-and-steam-with-zero-sero-srrs- For-Developers-839569