Any decision can be justified as sound business, the reality unfortunately is that publisher's much as they would want to wish otherwise, dont exists within a vacuum and customers are not sentient wallets. Value has to be shown to end users and in this case its not.
I see a world where epic stops supporting their store before it gets to a point that it's worth using because it's just not financially worth it and they will probably say at that time that all pc gamers are "pirates" again just because they didn't take over. I don't see them sticking it out for the long haul.
You are right on with this post.
People call Gabe a lord and savior, it's obviously a theocracy.
"Yes, we are dumping toxic waste into water runoff but it's solid business".
They can pretend to do whatever they want. I am not buying their game or their bullshit.
You know Im continually impressed by large game industry companies, not by the sheer amount of revenue they make because oh boy thats another can of worms all together, no Im more impressed by how inlarge they have managed to successfully convince gamers and journalists that by their sheer existence they are keeping the games industry afloat and that anything they do should be ignored for the greater good.
That's basically what Microsoft was doing, for about three years after Windows 10 came out. Only they didn't really pay anyone to go on board with the Universal Windows ecosystem, they just kind of let it languish.
Correction, long haul. But this is what I predict too. All Epic is doing is an extension of the very short sighted mindset a lot of rich companies have.
"competition is good" is such a trite thing to post. epic has demonstrated that they want to replace steam as the dominant vendor on windows, which would come with any number of problems for the end user.
I didn't even notice I typed it in wrong, thanks for catching that.
Your not offering a differing perspective. Your offering a perspective that is overlooking the issues and giving epic a free pass for no reason.
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Difference is companies usually use brute force adoption to gain traction with consumers, Epics strategy isnt working as intended (thats why they have to change some things such as doing a Mega sale or going after Kickstarter games)
There's nothing bullshitty (bullshittery?) about what precedes that quote though:
If someone is mad at Klei for Griftlands Alpha, why is that someone ignoring the previous games where they did the same?
If the exclusives were doing so well for Epic, they would be promoting it in every instance instead it's barely talked about. Steam doesn't need to do anything because Epic isn't making a difference and once the exclusivity period ends for most of the games, EGS will matter less and less because I bet you more developers will keep noticing how the long term effects are not worth the short term gain.
And I would ask you look beyond the current convenience bubble and ask how the success of game store which:
They don't give a fuck, Fortnite is the most profitable so that's what they'll focus their resources on.
I agree with everything you said. I guess I just gave up the fight. It's inevitable. You can't stop fortnite money. So how do you stop them? I'm not trying to wait 6 months to play borderlands 3 or a year to play shenmue 3 after i've been waiting 15 years, or wait to play control, or detroit too human on PC. They grabbed everything I cared about so its a wrap lol. Godspeed to those who can hold out. I haven't regretted caving and enjoying the games.
But they are also focus a great many resources on paying to get games removed from Steam.
They have been hiring more development staff for years, and currently have 211 open job positions.
How on earth do people fall for this PR stuff? Their goal is to make tons of money, not get Valve to reduce their cut.
and it's impossible to use money to expand your ability to onboard?
Yes you're right, it's impossible for Epic to make any game but Fortnite.
Sure, but there's actually the other reasoning that is "this is what we usually do, with proof". It's no different than Dragon Quest games always jumping to the most popular platform (that's why 9 went for the DS instead of the PS3, for the anger of many on the internet at the time) for each entry.
If you do get it then try not bring up the whole"its just another launcher" line. Eventually all things change. Fortnite wont be as popular as it is today and thats what I think is the main motivation for Epic strong arming into the pc market place. These companies arent indestructible. Once the audience has moved on to something else they loose all the power you think they have but only if you dont give it to them now.
