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by j-james 2128 days ago
> Not even Epic Games gives away its products for free...

Do... do they not?

The point being made in that paragraph seems valid regardless, but that's a strange comparison to end with - is Fortnite not free-to-play on Apple devices? It certainly is on all other platforms I've seen it on.

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Fortnite is the highest grossing free-to-play game, and the Epic store also takes a cut of games sold on their store.

It's not 30% but the actual amount doesn't matter in the context of that particular part of the order.

How then exactly did epic make over a billion dollars off of fortnite last year?

Free to play, does not mean they give away their products for free

Doesn’t specify “give away some” vs. “give away all.” Either interpretation would be valid (but missing the point).