Why don't more jpn devs put their games in steam?

[zoneitorboneit]

There are a lot of games out there that require little to almost no reading that have minimal translations needed. Where at best translations are needed just for a few buttons or so.
Why aren't they put on game sites? Like steam, itch.io, gamejolt, etc

 

[Deleted member 1121028]

Nobody want an american obnoxious audience outside for making few extra bucks.

 

[morphnet]

because they have their own sites/platforms like dlsite and others. I'm also not 100% sure just a guess on my part but i think it might also have to do with the process of setting up sales with them. Then there are the laws to take into account as well as taxes etc.

 

[Zachy]

There's also devs like Asgar Knights (ROBF) who vehemently hate western audience for being potential pirates. And it's not that we can deny that, since we are literally on a piracy forum.

Most JPN devs don't see any profit on releasing their game on a western platform and risking themselves to being pirated.

 

[Droid Productions]

You also can't put anything with sex and a school setting on Steam; that cuts out a lot of Japanese titles.