Editorial side of PC Gamer has nothing to do with the sales side that would make a sponsorship deal.
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E3 PC Gaming Show 2019 is being sponsored by Epic (See EGS Guidelines)
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Editorial side of PC Gamer has nothing to do with the sales side that would make a sponsorship deal.
Not that I know of.
Like who?
People have their preference on which storefront they buy games. But there are more issues with EGS than "just another launcher," like how games are becoming more expensive due to the lack of third party stores that carry Epic keys, or how consumers pay for processing fees outside of the US, where Valve pays for that fee. This makes games more expensive in areas outside of the US.
As been stated multiple times by the PC gaming community on this site, if Epic was funding the development of these games and they were first party, then it wouldn't be that big of a deal. But third party games being exclusive to one store is where the issue lies for a lot of us. Plenty of us buy games from EA on Orign, or games from Ubisoft on Uplay. The issue isn't "another launcher."
This gets brought up all the time, and it's not an allegiance to Steam. I own games in so many different launchers, and the reason for that is because I buy games where I find the best price. With Valve allowing free key generation, it usually means I redeem my games through Steam. Also, see my comments above about games becoming more expensive due to the Epic Games Store.
There is no allegiance to Steam. PC gamers just don't want moneyhats and exclusivity deals for 3rd party games to be the norm for pc gaming. It leads to less options, less pro-consumer features and higher prices.
The mega ton of all mega tons.
I imagine people will flock to Epic store in droves for RDR2.
This is fucking funny. Next up: people boycotting Unreal Engine games.
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PC Gaming Show has always been pretty rough, but there's always one or a few announcements worth tuning in for. Should be interesting.
I'd die laughing if Tim Sweeney came on stage at the end of the show for a big announcement, "Thank you all for being patient. Let me introduce you what you've all been waiting for... shopping carts."
I'd die laughing if Tim Sweeney came on stage at the end of the show for a big announcement, "Thank you all for being patient. Let me introduce you what you've all been waiting for... shopping carts."
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Rebellion will definitely be announcing some sort of exclusive. The CEO's mealy mouthed answer to the exclusivity question was pretty bad.
Looking at the participants I am sure that Trine 4 and Witchfire will end up as EGS exclusives (and some more of course)
Whatevers.
PC gaming is more than Epic Games Store and PC Gamer. Just plastering PC gaming all over your shit doesn't make it the case lol. EGS has less than 50 games on its store. They get Borderlands 3, big whoop, Steam gets Halo.
PC gaming is more than Epic Games Store and PC Gamer. Just plastering PC gaming all over your shit doesn't make it the case lol. EGS has less than 50 games on its store. They get Borderlands 3, big whoop, Steam gets Halo.
They better select the audience for this event very carefully, otherwise the videos with all the boos will achieve meme status overnight.
I really hope Epic is investing in "first party" content for their store (that isn't Fortnite). And yes, I mean a new, proper instalment of Unreal Tournament. And Jazz Jackrabbit and Epic Pinball, obviously.
No, I'm not; there were a fair few indie announcements at last year's PC Gaming Show. Neo Cab, Sable, The Forgotten City, and Night Call, among others.
So instead of taking the time to research, read some of the countless posts on this site explaining why, including in this very thread, or do some critical thinking on your own, you just jump to insults?
Nice.
People are against Epic Games Store, not Unreal Engine.
I'll watch this just to see new games. However hype is slightly deflated even though I knew this would happen. Oh well.
eh not gonna happen imo. why bother? they're already swimming in UE4 and fortnite money, and getting exclusives (timed or not) on EGS. first party games won't add much to their business.
Yes, years ago Netflix and Amazon had a robust amount of content among the both so no one minded. Fast forward to now, there are 15 or so different streaming services where now content is divided up more than ever.
Nobody in the PC gaming landscape wants this however it's been happening lately with publishers opting for their own launcher and now Epic Games snatching up 3rd party games for their store. No longer is content distributed throughout all services.
It would be a big deal if Epic was able to get a Rockstar game at E3. As far as I can remember Rockstar hasn't had an E3 presence since GTA4 coming to the Xbox 360.
Yeah a platform with poor security, lacking features run by a company that could give a fuck less about their employees and customers is hilarious.
But we've been over this time and time again.
I don't consider "drama queen" an insult, I consider myself one, not for this matter tho.
I've seen countless threads of "unfair competition", and other stuff the Epic store does. But I don't seem to care for it. It's not like you have to pay a subscription to use it or something. It's just another launcher, like the other countless launchers already on PC.
It just doesn't bother me as a consumer.
So enlighten me why should I "fight" against and throw shit at the Epic Store.