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Originally Posted by Vevster

I don't quite understand your first sentence "Steam sales cost the company(s) offering games through them a higher margin of profit "

Do you mean Steam takes a higher cut? That would be exact but contradictory to what you write further


Steam, as a publisher often take a higher % than a retailer. That's because they act both as publisher & retailer for some games. They can take as much as 80% of price for some indie games....They take the risk with infrastructure as a retailer takes the risk with shelf space.

So when you say "it is technically more profitable to offer your games solely through steam than through Steam and B&M stores. " I'll answer "it depends, and sometimes it's quite the opposite". Each case is different; too many parameters to sum up.

Some people do not like DLing games, via Steam or else.

Best thing today is to offer both DL & boxes, gives a broader audience. That's why publishers like Ubi also offer games on steam.

Where does this 80% come from? Where did you find this number? What games? Source games? Or are you making this up (more likely)?
Steam does not need to invest in infastructure, they rent out servers in regions, the servers are owned by a third party but are updated by valve and operate 24/7 serving content. Valve rents them, so there is no investment (more bs you are making up). This is easy to find info if you look on Steam's website and go to their collaboration/buisness section where they talk about hosting requirments.