Game sales do not go directly to the developers the developers have already been paid for by developing the game and the money made from selling the games goes to the publisher and shareholders developers only get a cut as a bonus that can vary unless the developers is independent then a significant portion of sales do go to them and a sum to their shareholders now on the note of epics claim that they are helping developers is a flat out lie I don't think terrorizing consumers by holding their products hostage behind an exclusivity deal, cutting their audience right down the middle by removing the freedom to choose, staining their name by associating them with terrorist  and destroying their credibility is a good thing for developers if you do you are fucking retarded.         EDIT: Forgot to add that the first part of the above was something I just read about and if I am wrong please inform me so I may correct myself and two the second part is still valid.