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Some key context from the article.
Basically, profit from Fortnite increased significantly, although the store itself isn't doing great.
Given that its $255 million in customer spending, not revenue or profits, and Epic reportedly takes only 12% plus reduced fees on Unreal Engine effectively lowering it further, I can't imagine its profitable. If we assume 10%, that leaves revenue of $25.5 mil, which doesn't seem like it'd be anywhere near enough to cover exclusivity deals, and giveaways, nonetheless infrastructure and other factors.
I'm honestly surprised they made that much. Still have yet to meet a single person who has actually bought a game on epic launcher.
I was kinda suprised too. I know someone else was saying they're popular in developing nations, because of better regional pricing, although I can't confirm that. I also know that they were a popular choice for crypto grifts and similar shady and scammy games, since they had less moderation than Steam, so its possible some of the income also comes from stuff like that.