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crowley said:

foregoneconclusion said:

crowley said:

Does anyone know how the in-app purchases work on Playstation and Xbox, do Sony and Microsoft have a similar system and take a percentage?

Yes, Sony and MS both take 30% for games. 

Here's a link to the paid study that Apple had done for the recent House hearings. It has a ton of info about typical charging structures for all sorts of digital commerce, and also has a section about brick/mortar practices.

https://www.analysisgroup.com/globalassets/insights/publishing/apples_app_store_and_other_digital_marketplaces_a_comparison_of_commission_rates.pdf

Thanks, but it's not entirely clearly if the 30% mentioned also applies to in-app purchase.  In fact Playstation and Xbox (unless the latter is covered by "Microsoft") are notable omissions from this paragraph:

The most prominent app stores and software distribution platforms (Google Play Store, Amazon Appstore, Samsung's Galaxy Store, Microsoft Store, App Store) all use policies that require developers to pay commission fees, and use the platform’s in-app payment system to purchase in-app digital products, with certain carve-outs for multi-platform apps. 

That 30% doesn't apply to everyone. I know Sony makes deals with some of the AAA developers so Sony's cut might actually be a little less. For in-app purchases, every developer has to sign a publishing agreement with Sony to release a game on their platform. Within that agreement, publishers have to go through Sony's official storefront (Playstation Store) to sell virtual currency. As far as Fornite is concerned, both Sony and Microsoft do take a 30% cut from Fornite digital currency sold. 

https://www.vg247.com/2020/08/13/fortnite-v-bucks-discount-epic-direct/

Last paragraph from that article:

"This could land Epic into hot waters with Apple and Google, as it has done with other companies in the past who wanted to bypass the stores’ built-in payment processing. It is, however, interesting that Epic is able to offer the discount on consoles, where the same 30% cut exists."

sflocal said:

SpamSandwich said:

This needs to be an automatic death penalty offense.

And if China is behind this, it’s as good as a declaration of war.

This doesn't seem to be China's paws on it.  Usually these kind of breaches are done by folks in the U.S., or in Europe's eastern bloc.  

I agree with you though that people that do this stuff should face a super severe penalty... decades in jail at the minimum.  It's the only way to really send a message to other miscreants that if you play this game, expect harsh consequences.  

I agree. If it were China, I highly doubt they would publicly release all the files and information. This looks like an inside job to me. If it were hackers, I would assume they would have tried to sell the information. 

Xed said:

entropys said:

I think it means more for DVD sales than cinemas. 

Cinemas became dead to me once they started charging as much for a visit as putting my first borne through private school.

You still buy DVDs?

I still buy 4K Blu-Ray discs. Physical media is still way better in picture and audio quality compared to streaming. 

This guy sounds like a head case. Besides Apple, he's tried suing his doctor and the IRS. Unfortunately I don't have an account to see the court details of the other 2 cases but I bet it's a fun read. 

joechilds said:

Mini LED displays are not “comparable to OLED”. They’re just LCD displays with many local dimming zones. 

Yep, Mini LED is just an advanced version of LCD. Main difference is just way more mini LED's on the backlight compared to a traditional LCD display.