Samsung's New Revenue-Sharing Model

Samsung has announced a change in its revenue-sharing policy for the Galaxy Store, reducing its commission on game sales from 30% to 20%. This change aims to benefit developers and publishers by giving them a larger share of the revenue generated from their games.

The new 80/20 revenue share model applies to all games on the Galaxy Store, including those built on Samsung's cloud gaming platform. This platform allows players to stream games without downloading them, providing a more convenient gaming experience.

By adopting this new model, Samsung is directly competing with Google, which implements a 70/30 split for its Play Store. However, Google's model is more nuanced, taking only a 15% cut for the first $1 million in revenue earned by a developer each year, and 30% for earnings exceeding $1 million.

Although the Galaxy Store is smaller than Google's Play Store, it comes pre-installed on Samsung phones and can still be a significant source of revenue for developers, especially considering the large user base of Samsung devices worldwide.

The new revenue-sharing model is set to take effect on May 15, 2025, and is expected to positively impact game developers and publishers who distribute their games through the Galaxy Store.