Epic Games, a while ago music platform Bandcamp announced that he would buy it. However, shortly after Epic Games bought the app, it ran into trouble with Google. Google in the Play Store billing system last year had undergone change. The Bandcamp application did not accept this change.

Bandcamp, which did not switch to the new billing system after the acquisition of Epic Games, agreed with Google. can be sued It came on. For example, Epic Games, which had previously been sued with Apple and sued by Google Play over Fortnite, came forward with another lawsuit through Bandcamp, which bought it. So why is Bandcamp insisting on not switching to this system? What exactly does Google’s billing system entail? Let’s watch together.

Bandcamp Says Artist Payouts Are Affected

The new billing system, implemented by Google last year, requires a 30% cut in the services offered by Bandcamp and similar applications. However, Bandcamp continues to use its own billing system and refuses to pay Google for 30% of its in-app sales. This situation did not change after Epic Games bought the platform and Google She filed a court order, which included blocking Bandcamp from the Play Store.

Bandcamp co-founder Ethan Diamond says this cut will cause a massive slowdown in artists’ payments and they won’t switch to this new billing system. The platform currently sells through PayPal and is said to require significant effort and time if they switch to Google Play’s billing system. It is mentioned that the payments of the artists can be delayed for 15 to 45 days. However, Google He offered Bandcamp a 10% discount. Reportedly, Bandcamp and Epic Games have not accepted this offer. A Google Play spokesperson says this attitude is “unfair” and that the 10% discount offered to Bandcamp is less than the fee the company charges from users.

The application, which was not supported for purchases in the App Store for a long time, has also taken its place on iOS for a while. In addition Bandcamp uses its own billing system in App Store sales. is claimed. However, if we look at Google, we see that this situation will not last long. As the stubbornness between the companies grows, we will have to wait and see what happens with the closing of the case in the coming days.