Samsung Electronics announced that it will share 80% of revenues and keep 20% for itself for games on the Samsung Galaxy Store.

The big South Korean tech company made the announcement ahead of the Game Developers Conference next week. It’s big news, as both Google and Apple charge as much as 30% to developers who sell their goods on the big platforms’ app stores. It’s been the subject of litigation, as Epic Games has highlighted it as monopolistic behavior — and Epic only charges 12% to developers on the Epic Games Store.

Samsung also said that with its mobile cloud gaming platform, it is now easier than ever for mobile game developers and publishers of all sizes to scale their businesses with efficient user acquisition, increase revenue potential and seamlessly build games with a suite of software development kits (SDKs) and tools.

In November 2024, Samsung officially commercialized its mobile cloud gaming platform in North America. As a frontrunner in cloud gaming, Samsung provides developers and publishers with new ways to efficiently reach millions of Galaxy device owners while also allowing players to instantly jump into games without waiting or downloading.

Samsung said its platform is already proving to be exceptionally valuable in the gaming community, as evidenced by a recent case study from Vizor, a leading developer behind the top grossing mobile title Klondike Adventures. Vizor launched Klondike Adventures on Samsung’s mobile cloud gaming beta in July 2024, and in less than a year, has experienced significant success and growth in its user acq...