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by kevingadd 888 days ago
This is not accurate. Do more research. Steam has a tiered cut they introduced to keep big players on their store, for example. Google and Apple both offer a lower rate for small business. And alternative stores on PC successfully operate with much lower cuts (EGS, GOG, itch, humble). It's not "in line with the rest of the industry", it's "no higher than the other bad ones".

Steam also doesn't collect 30% for distribution (ie developer issued keys for things like bundles)