Valve vs. Epic: Inside the Battle Over Platform Fees
Court documents reveal Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney's anger at Valve's 30% platform fees for listing games on Steam, with unearthed emails showing his frustration and motivation behind launching the competing Epic Games Store in 2018. Sweeney criticized Valve and Apple for squeezing "the little guy" with what he saw as inflated fees, and urged Valve to lower its platform fees to demonstrate that store competition leads to better rates for all developers, in an effort to steer Apple towards fully opening up iOS.