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Epic Games store will be giving away a free game every two weeks, Subnautica and Supermeat Boy first to be featured starting Dec 14
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I don't mind the competition but won't pretend to be interested in splintering more of my releases and be happy about it.
I'm already stretched thin by Steam and Origin alone.
I am a little less stringent these days though so I do hope it's a competent storefront.
I'm already stretched thin by Steam and Origin alone.
I am a little less stringent these days though so I do hope it's a competent storefront.
Love a free game, but Meat Boy is a Twitch Prime tier free game. Subnautica is pretty cool but that one has been in my Steam library for a while, too. Epic, I need something more.
Wow this is pretty damn impressive. They're going for Steam hard.
Fuck it, I'll download their launcher! Been meaning to check out Subnautica for a bit!
Fuck it, I'll download their launcher! Been meaning to check out Subnautica for a bit!
the answer to this dramatically affects how I see this announcement
I can't think of a better incentive for consumers than competitive pricing/free games though. I agree, they have a long way to go before they're considered viable competition but this seems like a valid strategy in order to make a splash and gain attention.
I'm seeing Journey being listed as "coming soon" on the Epic Launcher's store.
No more PS exclusive?
No more PS exclusive?
Yeah I didn't think about that, it would actually be pretty lame if it was just for those 2 weeks. That's nothing special compared to Steam.
When I mentioned this news in an earlier thread (before we knew these specific games) all of the responses were complaints. Some even tried to claim that free games weren't a benefit for the users.
Awesome job turning something good for us as something negative. BRAVO!
Well, that's actually nice for gamers.
What's really disgusting is buying exclusivity, something that Steam never has done. Epic can keep their own games exclusively on their platform but moneyhatting is garbage and why I feel disgust towards Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft (and Discord, fuck you!).
I will get these free games even though I already have them just for the DRM-free copy hopefully.
Just guessing but I don't think they would use the phrase "funding these free releases" if it was just a temporary thing.
They have every right and it makes prefect sense for first party and games they publish/fund to do just that.
They're doing paid exclusives too. That hades game is exclusive to them until it leaves early access, which could be a year or more. Some games stay in early access a looong time.
Of course they have every right to do that, however what makes sense for a business isn't what's good for the consumers. It is really shitty for the rest of the players to be duped into it being exclusive just to be released later. Just look at Rise of the Tomb Raider, that was really shitty. I have nothing bad to say about giving away the games though, thats cool of them.
Yeah, its fucking ass and what I really think sucks about what Epic is doing.
They had better have a backup plan for doing things like this, when fortnite inevitably goes past its relevance peak. It will happen. It always does.
You answered your own question already.
Games will have DRM most likely since Shadow Complex seem to need Epic Games Launcher to start. Also Sweeney said its lightweight. Takes 170MB RAM while Steam takes less than 10MB with only the main window up.
EDIT: With 2 games on EGL and about 3k on Steam.
EDIT: With 2 games on EGL and about 3k on Steam.
Is there a big picture mode for their store yet?
Even free games aren't enticing if the interface is a setback.
Even free games aren't enticing if the interface is a setback.
Nice
Is the store open now or later?
Do you need to make a separate account or is it through the epic games account?
If Twitch's and Humble Bundle's regular free games are anything to go by this isn't saying much. Of course more relevant games like Subnautica would be frontloaded.
Epic has a lot of money right now and they want their store to be at the level of Steam, if today's announced games are anything to go by they are going in hard on this.
But, but, I was told that everything should just go to steam!!!! Why those stores keep trying this!!!! there is no benefit for the consumer whatsoever!!!! stop!!!!!! >.<