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Metro Exodus for PC a timed exclusive for the Epic store (Steam preorders honoured, physical copy with Epic key). [READ staff post]
- Thread starter Theorry
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The bigger issue with this is that at least with Division 2, it's still available on various storefronts (e.g., GMG, Amazon).
Metro Exodus...won't be? Does EGS even have key redemption? They must, right?
Metro Exodus...won't be? Does EGS even have key redemption? They must, right?
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If they get a few more games like Metro for AAA quality and games like Subnautica for indie boundary pushing and they definitely will succeed.
I can't wait to see what happens if Cyberpunk is a timed exclusive to Epic. It will be a bigger meltdown than the Bayonetta thread.
That's cool, except the part where I can just get the physical copy for $47 (/w shipping) and that comes with a Steam key.
Even if it was cheaper? I go for best price usually myself... I don't know maybe Epic need more faith in their store.
Imagine making this dumb post and claiming "monopoly"
When Epic is paying out of their fucking ass to monopolise the sales of this game.
You would be the first one throwing a shitfit if Valve did the same and would have no issues throwing "monopoly" around.
So they switch to the Epic store because of the lower cut and to reduce the price, price which will only be reduced in the US while the rest of the world is stuck with the same old price.
That seems like sound logic.
Ah I see. For a sec I hoped some crazy game was out there with Hatsune Miku flipping people off hehe.
You cannot buy it on Epic store in China? Does this have something to do with China's strict policies because it seems weird Epic would not want to get sales there too.
There's no reason, you can still get it on Steam
This is sad and hilarious at the same time, they've done this only because the backlash was pretty bad
Treating your customer like an idiot, that's some classy move
It's a planned feature, that does not currently exists.
Like basically everything about the epic store.
Edit: Except it isnt. £49.99, fuck off Epic and fuck off Deep Silver.
It will keep happening, because Epic will keep moneyhating publishers. Is not about the cut, Metro Exodus would have reached the 20%
We don't need anonymous sources. An Epic employee (the guy who actually built steam tracker website) already admitted to this.
No. Epic decided to regionlock their launcher in China, because it seems they dont have a company registered in China unlike Valve which partnered with Perfect World to be able to continue selling all games in China.
According to that Steam Spy dude, it will in the future, but Epic will encourage developers to not do that.
Because that would reduce their revenue by nearly 70% going forward.
How many corporations you think are eager to do something like that?
Those are small non threatening stores...I remember the origin shitshow
*If you live in the US, cause if you live in Europe it's not cheaper: it's actually more expensive.
OK, but does that have to with getting approval first or do they just want to keep ignoring potential sales?
Thanks, that makes more sense now. I knew there was bound to be a reason.
Some people on another thread called me "crazy" when I said that "no more 30% cut" could mean a cheaper game or a game with more content. LOOOOL.
Lol - I don't see how this can be defended then. I buy a ton of Steam games outside of the storefront. And Steam doesn't see a penny of that revenue. EGS must have something in place in the next two weeks to make this justifiable.
How is a game being exclusive excellent news?
Like, nothing weird about not being bothered by it, but to call it "excellent news"?
What cheaper price are people talking about?
I'm Brazilian and this is what they are trying to take from me for the game:
I guess me being a dirty "third worlder" i don't deserve regional pricing or any kind of discount.
Thanks Epic and 4A.
And then people still wonder why there had been lower sales and increased levels of piracy in such countries in the recent past. This is bad, especially since proper regional pricing on Steam has actually helped to improve the situation.
In any case, I don't like Epic's tactics at all so they can expect me to either not buy the game for a long time or just get it from the inevitable key resellers at best.
Doesn't seem like Epic's cut is really working out for them since they make the customer pay payment processor fees for some payment services
probably depends if Epic are still handing out free money by that point
I'd be mad as fuck if it didn't considering I paid 300€ for this game and I asked for a Steam key.
they don't care about other countries though as long as they personally get it cheaper.
I mean it's great and all that it's $10 cheaper, but taking it off of steam is a pretty dick move. Steam has a guaranteed refund so it'd be pretty easy to purchase Metro Exodus on Epic Game Store if the customer decided that's actually what they want. Taking Metro down from Steam entirely goes against the sort of customer-friendly rhetoric used in the announcement. I hope it ends up being worth it to the devs, though it feels like a bad choice
I wish Valve had spun Steam off into a separate entity awhile back like Gabe had mentioned. There'd be a lot less idiocy surrounding what is an objectively hostile thing for most people.
And the rest of the world will no longer be able to get cheaper steam keys later.
lmao it was 15 dollars more expensive for me on epic game store...why shouldnt i be upset again? plus i lose all my features...remind me again, why i shoudlnt be upset?
I had no real plans on skipping The Division 2 (the other big "exclusive" Epic moneyhatted), but this is a fairly easy skip for me. Even with the US-only (?) discount.
I think competition is good. Moneyhatting games at the 11th hour isn't competition--it's the exact opposite.
I think competition is good. Moneyhatting games at the 11th hour isn't competition--it's the exact opposite.
Oh yeah, I forgot the Epic Store has no presence in China.