How Game Companies Make Money. Indeed retail went from 98 of Ubisofts sales revenues in 2010 to less than a third in 2019. Now there are multiple companies competing with.
Answer 1 of 9. This business makes money by creating fun and intriguing video games for video game consoles PCs and arcades. Another way that a game developer can make money is by selling tools or assets to other game developers.
However the way in which the sector generates revenues has changed over the past decade.
By Ethan ScullyJan 10 20218 mins to read. Whether these be through single purchases subscriptions or a series of microtransactions video game companies earn a direct profit from these sales. The report says advertising is paying less as are in-app loot boxes for both game currency and things like extra levels. If I were to publish a game for 10 on Steam for every sale I make I would make 7 not 10.
