Apple Starts Letting Developers Add Alternative App Marketplaces to App Store Connect

[djphat2000]

Yes.

”Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney is the controlling shareholder of Epic and "will continue to maintain control of the board following the close of this transaction", Epic told GamesIndustry.biz”

Explains why "he" thought he could pull this off. Cause he's in control enough to get away with failing.

 

[breenmask]

It's a pipe dream if they believe that.
1) you still have to run a store. Even if Apple let you for free. It has a cost.
2) you still have to be profitable by selling other peoples stuff. 15% will be too high at some point for someone(s).

you do know that Epic is already running a PC store @ 12% platform cut and royalties from using Unreal Engine is waived if you release on Epic games store right?

so a game that used to pay 35% (30% iOS App Store + 5% unreal engine fees) is now 12%.

 

[AppliedMicro]

so a game that used to pay 35% (30% iOS App Store + 5% unreal engine fees) is now 12%.

To pre-empt the detractors:

"But Epic's store isn't profitable. And even if it was profitable, developers would always pocket the difference themselves - so consumers will never benefit."