I’m not gonna get started on this, but Epic or not, this is and was one of the only way to give money directly to artists. If you boycott Epic I really hope you boycott steam also cause they’re no better.
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mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 15 hours agoHuh. Just found out that Bandcamp isn’t owned by Epic Games anymore. It was sold off to someone else back in 2023. Guess I don’t have a reason to boycott it now
Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 14 hours ago
mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 6 hours ago
Fuck off with your false equivalence bullshit.
EGS has used anticompetitive and anti consumer practices from day one, all because Tim Swiney is a petty asshole that wants to be at the top of the pile.
Meanwhile Valve has generally been pro-consumer and built a relatively good service
FinalRemix@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
There wasn’t really a reason to boycott it anyway. Epic just wanted “free” access to a massive library for their games, like how EA Trax used to be a thing. Nothing changed about bandcamp in the meantime.
DisgruntledGorillaGang@reddthat.com 9 hours ago
The reason would be fuck Epic.
mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 6 hours ago
Yes there was. It’s called “fuck those monopolistic cunts at EGS, they don’t get my money”