Comment on I hate when a PC game is ONLY available on Epic Games store
That_Devil_Girl@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
They’re basically announcing “We’re a business, but we’re not all that interested in making money.”
Comment on I hate when a PC game is ONLY available on Epic Games store
That_Devil_Girl@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
They’re basically announcing “We’re a business, but we’re not all that interested in making money.”
chiliedogg@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
As much as I like using Steam, I’m on Epic’s side here. They sue over anti-competitive practices of other marketplaces that take almost triple the cut that Epic does on game sales.
If I were a developer and one platform took 12% while the other took 30%, I’d push my customers to the 12% option no matter how much better the in-game overlay or whatever was on the other platform. Game studios are closing left and right, and that extra 18% is a big deal when games are struggling to actually profit from the development.
I don’t understand why people are so in love with a Steam monopoly. Steam has a lot of neat features, but the main feature I’m looking for in a game is the game itself, and I’d prefer more of the money to go to the companies making the games.
And maybe if Valve didn’t take home a larger profit from game sales than the developers themselves, they’d go back to being a full-time game studio to make their money.
Mnemnosyne@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
I might have been on epic’s side if they had delivered a storefront/launcher at least as good as Steam, then found they still weren’t able to compete and only then decided to try the exclusivity crap.
They did not. They have a launcher/store that is far worse than Steam or even GOG (which is an accomplishment; GOG’s isn’t all that good and yet they manage to be worse by a large margin), and they didn’t even attempt to provide a better product/service. Instead they just started throwing money in order to secure exclusivity.
It shows all they want is to muscle into the market, not provide anything better for people.
chiliedogg@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Is a better launcher really worth 18% of the gross value of a game?
CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Consumers are going to use the platform better for consumers. I’m not going to purchase a shitty car because the company pays its workers more.