AAA gaming - as we have known it - is dead as long as major platforms continue with 30% commissions. All of the profits accrue to the platform owners, with studios either failing or being acquired by them.
The end result is a weak industry mostly dominated by skinner box free2play games or gambling apps.
If my parents-in-law didn't receive social security, it would be easier to convince them to sell their house and move interstate closer to us and provide babysitting services (which would encourage us to have more kids).
Unlimited welfare for the elderly is anti-natalist.
Simpler than that: just enact State, County, or HOA bans on corporations from owning single-family homes. Let them pour money into apartment complexes.
I fear this will be a stalking horse for full digital identity, and eventually squashing all anonymous speech.
The best solution here would be to force all adult sites to require a minimum monthly payment from a credit card. Blocks underage users and helps tackle addiction.
Apple has an entire ecosystem it can charge commissions for: Apps, Wallet, Arcade, iTunes, Music, iCloud, etc.
Samsung has none of that - AND doesn't control the operating system.
Apple has a long-term incentive to support devices through software updates and hardware upgrades. This is reflected in used prices: an iPhone 12 still sells at about 50% of original launch price, whereas a Samsung Galaxy S20 (both released in 2020) sells for 25%.