For most games it’s not viable to stay exclusive away from steam forever. I feel like most alternative platforms are going this way with temporary exclusivity because it’s still more profitable than being on steam from release.
A few months with a 100% revenue share with less sales down to 30% will always beat 30% forever, especially when that 2nd launch brings a massive wave of sales because Steam also likes to market bringing big releases to it’s platform
For most games it’s not viable to stay exclusive away from steam forever. I feel like most alternative platforms are going this way with temporary exclusivity because it’s still more profitable than being on steam from release.
A few months with a 100% revenue share with less sales down to 30% will always beat 30% forever, especially when that 2nd launch brings a massive wave of sales because Steam also likes to market bringing big releases to it’s platform