Permanently Deleted

  • Phish [he/him, any]
    ·
    3 years ago

    That's weird. Does Epic own other non-gaming platforms?

    I really hope I can start buying music directly from some of the artists I've previously only been able to buy from on Bandcamp.

          • Phish [he/him, any]
            ·
            3 years ago

            Lol I saw "lowering their revenue cut" and assumed it was the cut they gave artists.

          • medium_adult_son [he/him]
            ·
            3 years ago

            Reminds me of the Hollywood talent agency that Number Two set up in an Austin Powers sequel. It took slightly less of a cut from their artists than other agencies, and ended up making more money than the evil part ever did.

            But seriously, artists getting to keep 18% more of their sales is a good thing.

    • Jadzia_Dax [she/her]
      ·
      edit-2
      3 years ago

      Yeah, Epic has gradually been building out a platform of tools for different types of content creators. They're doing that as they expand Fortnite into their take on what a metaverse could be. The company is pretty much printing money as they do all this.

      They're one of the smartest tech companies out there right now. Their marketing team puts a lot of effort in making it seem like they're the ones taking on big tech like Apple and Google even though they're also a multi-billion dollar company.

      • blobjim [he/him]
        ·
        3 years ago

        The first S&P 500 company that will be funded entirely by 10 year old victims of bullying.