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I hope it supports Vista since Steam is ending Vista support on Dec. 31. If so, you've got a customer for life, Epic.
I hope it supports Vista since Steam is ending Vista support on Dec. 31. If so, you've got a customer for life, Epic.
I mean, they make a lot of Fortnite. Meanwhile, Unreal Tournament 4 is languishing on GitHub somewhere.At least we know Epic actually makes games, amirite?
* Does not account for the relative popularity of Steam versus this brand new platform launching into an already-crowded digital storefront market.
At least we know Epic actually makes games, amirite?
Man this is going to be damn entertaining. Didn't see this coming from Epic. But more = more competition which is always a good thing
I guess i imagined that Valve just released a new game last week.
Does Tencent basically own almost half of epic all ready?This could be huge if Epic gets a foothold in China before Steam does.
they own 40%Does Tencent basically own almost half of epic all ready?
I don't want another freaking store front.
I already made exceptions for Gog and battle.net plus some games with their own launchers.
Yeah, a card game based on Dota 2.
I'll agree with this when they'll stop trying to install shit on my PC and keep their fucking storefronts in HTML format.I have zero problems with storefronts. Everyone and their mum can have their own storefront if they want to. The best storefront will win. Competition as its supposed to be.
I have zero problems with storefronts. Everyone and their mum can have their own storefront if they want to. The best storefront will win. Competition as its supposed to be.
Locking up PC games into per-store exclusivity deals / having to create multiple accounts with libraries split across multiple sites / multiple mandatory launchers as extra layers of DRM... those are things that annoy me and don't actually benefit me in the slightest as a consumer.
More store fronts = more clients and launchers - we aren't talking about key resellers like humble/gamergate/GMG here.
That's a joke right?
So you are fine with Valve only making Tetris clones for the time being? But, ah, if a game has got a Valve stamp on it, it certainly must be in the same scope and league as Half-Life, Team Fortress and Portal.
One store, one - huge - price.Theres too many stores on PC now its hard to keep track of who offers the best deals, plus fragmented libraries within each platforms app etc its hard to keep a clean concise collection of games when theyre all over the shop (pun intended).
I somewhat envy the consoles for this. One store one location.
48.4% to be exactthey own 40%
One store, one - huge - price.
And it's not hard to keep track. Just use some price tracking site.
It's like buying for anything else.
Fraid not mate. Steam is ending Vista support at the end of the month. Start planning now.
One store, one - huge - price.
And it's not hard to keep track. Just use some price tracking site.
It's like buying for anything else.
As opposed to FOTM game genre that will die in a few years and will be forgotten? What exactly Epic did in last few years besides Fortnite? And even then, it only got popular after they implemented Battle Royale (how many people even know what Fortnite was originally?). Paragon, which died since Overwatch was just plain better. Unreal Tournament, which they sent to die with stupid release model. Your argument can be just as easily applied to Epic as it you apply it to Valve.So you are fine with Valve only making Tetris clones for the time being? But, ah, if a game has got a Valve stamp on it, it certainly must be in the same scope and league as Half-Life, Team Fortress and Portal.
More chance for your credit card data to get lost too .
What price tracking sites do you use?
No, I meant Vista... No one should use that garbage!
Steam already did.This could be huge if Epic gets a foothold in China before Steam does.
Just curious since I don't do Steam, but does Steam do any retaliatory policies?
Like if a small studio wants to release it's game on another digital store or it's own website, Steam will say get lost?
If they don't I see this Epic thing as a good thing, but if Steam counters and says hit the road, that carrot Epic is dangling might not be worth grabbing.
Fast forward to 2022 and every tiny Indie dev has his own storefront. Why is this a thing. Like I get it that everyone wants the most out of his product but there is a point we already reached where new storefronts actually diminish sales because I'm just to lazy to be bothered with yet another store that fragments my game library and friends list.