Good, better that the smaller evil company wins rather than the bigger evil one.
Epic Games just won its antitrust lawsuit against Google again
Submitted 1 day ago by mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to games@lemmy.world
https://www.theverge.com/news/716856/epic-v-google-win-in-appeals-court
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samus12345@sh.itjust.works 22 hours ago
Gonzako@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
So true brother. Wasn’t capitalism the embodiment of competition breeds innovation? The lack of regulators to keep up with technology has made this terrible monopoly and billionaire landscape
QuantumStorm@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
I’m still confused how Apple won the same lawsuit against Epic that Google lost.
Vipsu@lemmy.world 1 day ago
What makes this even more funny is that Android is more open than iOS or any of the gaming consoles out there.
Still good to see these anti competive practices come to light.
Electricd@lemmybefree.net 11 hours ago
Yea, but when you dig a bit, it’s all Google Play Store and Services, with a bit of Play Integrity on top
Booboofinget@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I pretty much like Epic. I’ve gotten tons of free quality games for free that don’t have micropayment or tons of ads. Sure they might not be the newest version of the game, but there is something to be said about playing a game free from ads and not feeling like a second class citizen for not spending more on a “free” game than most people spend on rent and groceries combined.
Feyd@programming.dev 1 day ago
That’s cool and all, but the plan is to buy their way in by running at a massive loss then enshittify. Rather, even if that is not the current plan (it probably is), it will inevitably become the plan because it is a publicly traded company.
unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
Yup. At some point even the play store was cool, somewhat nice to use and full of good free games. It always follows the same rulebook. Sadly people dont learn from history.
Weslee@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Just remember that they are trying to create a walled garden of exclusives, publishers are essentially bribed to publish their games only on the EGS. The money that funds these exclusivity deals, and your free games, are being funded majorly by selling gambling lootboxes to kids.
Also don’t forget that you are not being given ownership of those games, it’s pretty widely known by now that digital copies are not ownership, epic is fully able and capable to take those games from you.
Do you think the moment they decide that this “free game bribe tactic” isn’t working, they won’t just remove the free games given at the drop of a hat.
logan_hero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
The money that funds these exclusivity deals, and your free games, are being funded majorly by selling gambling lootboxes to kids.
How the hell they would make so much money from gambling while not offering it in any first party games? Or the 12% from gacha like games is enough to fuel the entire game shop nowadays?
Booboofinget@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
They are currently installed locally, and I even played at least one while the internet was down.
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yeah, I get there’s complications and scummy statements, but at the end of the day people complain a. Lot about a free, reasonably simple and low fee storefront that’s missing tons of features but… works fine? And they have like a 0% chance of ever getting a monopoly.
Hence I never really understand being so vehemently “fuck EGS.” Unreal has given me some sweet games, especially compared to some failures of custom engines. These court cases are another, even if they’re for their own benefit.
Badabinski@kbin.earth 1 day ago
I don't like them because they took games that were perfectly functional on Linux and MacOS and made them not function anymore. I paid for Rocket League with the understanding that I'd be able to play it, and now I can't.
Nilz@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
Probably a large part of the hate is because of the all exclusivity deals that they made at the time.
donuts@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Fuck Epic and all that, but a silver lining that this has bubbled up because of it
Pika@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
honestly, my opinion of epic is starting to improve more and more with every legal case they open.
They are bringing what everyone knew was going on into official record and forcing the countries to do something about it. I’m rooting for em
zuch0698o@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Don’t fall for the trap. It’s one billionaire mad at the other. Epic has alot of puff but no real pazzaz for their store.
acosmichippo@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Epic is mostly owned by Tencent which is a chinese company that directly benefits from Chinese Governement sponsored monopolies. China legally banned US based stores like Steam and Google Play.
Epic is not here to do you favors, they are here to push Tencent and China’s global agenda.
silentdon@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Any benefit to you is incidental to them trying to make a profit. Don’t be fooled into thinking they are fighting for you.
artyom@piefed.social 1 day ago
It's sad that any of this was ever allowed to happen in the first place, and that it took a giant corporation to break it up. This shit should have been stomped out 20 years ago when it was beginning.