505 Games, the publisher of Remedy Entertainment's new game Control, has provided a surprising look into its PC exclusivity deal with Epic Games. DigitalBros, the parent company of 505 Games, disclosed information regarding the massive payment from Epic Games as part of its recent financial statement. According to the report, Epic Games provided a payment of €9.49 million, approximately $10.45 million, to DigitalBros for Control's exclusivity on PC.

At $60 apiece, $10.45 million would account for 175,000 copies of Control. However, a storefront's cut also needs to be taken into account. The Epic Game Store's revenue share is 12/88%. So technically, $10.45 million of revenue going directly to DigitalBros would account for almost 200,000 copies sold on the Epic Games Store. To earn the same amount of revenue on Steam, Control would have had to have sold 250,000 copies on the platform. The point is somewhat moot, of course, because Epic fronted this cash DigitalBros regardless of the game's sales.

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The EGS vs. Steam comparison is still important of course. The deal itself will likely guarantee Control instant profitability on PC, but if it proves impressively popular any additional sale over 200,000 would result in more cash for the studio and its publisher. Steam's revenue share is hugely detrimental in comparison to Epic's, even if you discount the exclusivity deal. $10.45 million is a lot of money for just a single platform, and the report makes clear that 45% of that goes directly to Remedy Entertainment (55% for 505).

505 and Remedy will, of course, also earn a significant amount of revenue from other platforms as well. It's available on both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, with PS4 being the most common source of revenue for multiplatform releases this generation. Though it is notable that Control was absent from the NPD's August sales report, despite launching in the month. The absence is particularly surprising given that relatively small release The Dark Pictures: Man from Medan made the list.

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The transparent release of Epic's payment to DigitalBros for Control exclusivity is ultimately just the latest example of game developers finding success on the platform. Snapshot Games reported in the past that its exclusivity deal led to a 191% return on investment for Phoenix Point, before the game even launched. Dauntless reported that its early access userbase quadrupled after moving to the Epic Games Store.

That said, Epic Games has previously said that its current exclusivity offerings aren't going to last forever. Once it reaches its goals, it will stop offering exclusivity deals and will open up the storefront to all developers, letting its impressive revenue share do the work. For now, Epic's goal remains to carve out a niche of users from Steam. It's no easy accomplishment, but with Control and more recently Borderlands 3's launch, there's more reason than ever to give the platform a try.

Control is available now on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

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Source: DigitalBros (via Daniel Ahmad)