WWDC 2009: iPhone micro-transactions will feature same profit share as App Store

At this year’s WWDC, Jon has been liveblogging the event, and picked up on an interesting titbit regarding the 3.0 software update for the iPhone.

In-game micro-transactions have already been announced, but the profit system was a matter of brief discussion for the developers in the audience.

Apparently 3.0 microtransactions will operate on the same share as all iPhone applications, with Apple taking a 30 per cent cut and passing the remaining 70 per cent back to the developer.

Free applications won’t be able to use the micro-transaction system, however, so a little extra planning will be required for any developers looking to launch a free-to-play game, such as Runescape.