There have been multiple instances of games being anounced to release on Steam/others and then some time later Epic signed an exclusive contract with them. This even happens with crowdfunded indie games [1] or games that had already started pre-orders. Even though moves like that are unpopular, Epic said they will remain a core part of their strategy [2].
(True the developers themselves agree to that exclusive contract, so they share some of the blame of disappointing people, but if you're an indie developer it is hard to say no to that much money)
I own Rocket League on Steam. They bought the game, took it off the Steam store and eventually my operating system entirely, to push their launcher. Not chuffed.
Epic can't do that alone... it requires cooperation from and agreement with the game publisher.
Don't blame Epic for spending money to bring customers to their product. Epic aren't using shady tactics to do this, and Valve is free to do everything Epic is doing.
Also, as a game buyer, you DEFINITELY want a multi-source purchasing ecosystem; you definitely want to avoid a monopoly if the price you pay for games is important to you.
they are trying by buying out publishers to only release it on epic or only release it on epic for the first year.
their client is super garbage. like battlenet if you leave it open it hogs your cpu.
the fact that a game can turn the store color into a white client is insane to me.
cdirkx|4 years ago
(True the developers themselves agree to that exclusive contract, so they share some of the blame of disappointing people, but if you're an indie developer it is hard to say no to that much money)
[1] https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-07-03-epic-games-wil...
[2] https://www.pcgamer.com/epic-games-boss-defends-exclusivity-...
throwaways885|4 years ago
rcxdude|4 years ago
naikrovek|4 years ago
Don't blame Epic for spending money to bring customers to their product. Epic aren't using shady tactics to do this, and Valve is free to do everything Epic is doing.
Also, as a game buyer, you DEFINITELY want a multi-source purchasing ecosystem; you definitely want to avoid a monopoly if the price you pay for games is important to you.
ThatMedicIsASpy|4 years ago
their client is super garbage. like battlenet if you leave it open it hogs your cpu. the fact that a game can turn the store color into a white client is insane to me.
naikrovek|4 years ago
croon|4 years ago
naikrovek|4 years ago
Epic aren't doing anything shady, here.