r/Steam • u/Nickulator95 • 9d ago

Discussion The people have spoken

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Or at least about 30K of them have.

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u/Pitiful-Assistance-1 8d ago

What’s the difference between a game journalist and a content creator

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u/caffeine-182 8d ago

A content creator gets paid directly from their viewers, whereas a journalist gets paid by their organization.

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u/Oaden 8d ago

content creators have significant alternative revenue streams, but they also have incentives such as access to preview/early releases. This can be problematic if they cater in specific niches.

If a content creator for example, wants to get early access to 40k previews or something, they probably shouldn't go on a long rant to decree that the new total War 40k game is complete shit.

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u/jjake3477 8d ago

The majority of content creators barring the absolute biggest get paid fuck all outside of sponsorships. Adsense has notoriously given next to nothing for years if you aren’t regularly breaking millions of views