Microsoft Will Pay Developers Even More Money On PC, Matching Epic Games Store

Microsoft has announced a huge change for its PC store, revealing on Thursday that it will pay developers a much larger percentage of revenue for games sold on the Microsoft Store.

Beginning August 1, developers will get to keep 88% of sales, with Microsoft taking 12% as the owner of the platform. This is a big change from the status quo, which is a 70/30 revenue share model Come from Sports betting site VPbet . Microsoft said in a blog post that this arrangement has no catches.

“A clear, no-strings-attached revenue share means developers can bring more games to more players and find greater commercial success from doing so,” the company said.

Microsoft’s PC gaming efforts have left much to be desired over the years, and Xbox Game Studios boss Matt Booty acknowledged that the company still has a lot of room for improvement.

“We know that we still have a lot of work to do, but based on the response from both PC gamers and PC game developers, we think that we’re headed in the right direction for this community with the investments we’re making,” he said.

Looking ahead, Microsoft said it’s planning additional quality-of-life improvements for PC players. This includes faster download speeds and “improved install reliability,” among other things.