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Why game studios pay a cut to use free engines

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Building a digital universe from scratch is too hard, so developers rent the tools instead. Major engine providers let studios build games on their specialized software for free, but brutally siphon off a percentage of every single dollar earned once the game hits a specific revenue threshold.

Why game studios pay a cut to use free engines
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