Gamespot article reveals Valve's cut with steam sales.

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oniyide said:

bananaking21 said:
that leaves the publisher with 42 bucks for a 60 dollar release. seems as a much more profitable option than retail

actually no, retailers are only getting 10 bucks per game

they pretty much get 15$ more bucks with steam. also, they dont have to worry about distribution or returns when a game drops in price. they would barely make a profit on 20$ games on retail but would make 14$ when its sold on steam.