Epic Games CEO Criticizes Valve's Steam Fees, Calls for Fairer Developer Revenue Split

Tim Sweeney's emails reveal a heated exchange with Valve executives over platform fees, sparking debate amidst an ongoing antitrust lawsuit.

Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games, criticized Valve's Steam platform fees in a series of emails, calling for a fairer revenue split for developers.
Valve's COO, Scott Lynch, responded to Sweeney's criticism with a dismissive 'You mad bro?'
Internal documents reveal Valve was highly efficient in 2018, making more money per employee than tech giants like Apple and Facebook.
The antitrust lawsuit filed by Wolfire against Valve has entered the discovery phase, revealing internal communications and sparking debate over Steam's market practices.
Valve introduced a new revenue split in 2018, reducing its cut for high-earning games, but Sweeney argued this favored big publishers over indie developers.