Apple profited more from games in 2019 than Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo combined

nme.com:

Apple made more profit from games in 2019 than the three leading console makers, Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo, combined.A new report from The Wall Street Journal has revealed figures that were part of Apple’s antitrust trial, confirming that the App Store generated USD $8.5 billion, however, Apple did contest this, suggesting that the figure was somewhat overblown.Apple has achieved this thanks to its significant 30 per cent cut, which it takes from all purchases on the App Store.

The cut is among the largest in the games publishing world, something that Fortnite makers Epic Games want to see change, however, their attempts thus far have been unsuccessful.During their recent trial over Epic’s desire to reduce the amount of money Apple makes.