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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]
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I love how every non-american in this thread is pointing out how the game is now more expensive on the less-feature rich Epic Store and yet Americans are still drive-by posting with "OMG why are people so mad? It's literally just a launcher!" constantly.
Well I bought it a while ago on cdkeys where it was listed as Steam. I hope cdkeys knows how to make sure I get the right key then. This is bullshit.
Ah yes, the fact that I used an expression you aren't familiar with turns me into an alt-right "gamers rise up" kinda guy.
That's a really weird way to respond to debate. But you do you!
My huge PC library is also in one place. They're all on my PC.
OK, then sell Steam keys on their own website for 100% of the profit then?
Weird how on this open platform only one store is buying exclusives so that they don't release on any other store on PC other than their own.
Oh yea, that's why people complain all the time about Gog and Humble and the other 40 storefronts on PC.
I get that Epic's platform doesn't have the features Steam does, but competition has to start somewhere, right?
Don't you love Reaganomics? Do you feel those saving trickling down your body?
LMFAO. what an infantile comment. Steam is way more than just steam achivements. Its big picture mode, its forums, its user reviews, its refunds, its taking screenshots, live streaming, wathcing braodcasts, having a plyer profile, a personality inside a community, a workign market where you can win money, and lots lots more. You may not care about those features, but in reality, lets be honest, i know you have pressed that f12 button to take a screenshot, so your argument is not only childish but weak.
I care about my features, i use them all. I dont just buy a game to play a game. Sorry dude, but epic shit store wont get a dime out of me. Also, where are the devs, praising epic game store? with their amazing sales numbers? there wont be any, cause epic paid them very well so they dont have to worry about sales for a year. Thats moneyhatting, not competition.
No family sharing
Garbage pricing (there's no price cut at all for EU)
No offline mode
No Linux compability
People on China literally notallowed to buy games from
Lack of important features like controller APIs.
Lack of features in general, shit is so barebones it can't even match a indie client like itch.io
This isn't just the bigger cut that Epic gives to devs, it's also Epic dishing out a shit ton of money to publishers that want to switch to Epic Store for a year of exclusivity. I can't reveal my source but I know that's how it was for one game, Epic paid a LOT of money for the exclusivity.
What a slimy move by Epic. Two weeks notice to folks that have been purchasing it on Steam all this time?
Timed store exclusivity? Fucking lol.
Timed store exclusivity? Fucking lol.
And for a lot of people having family sharing, controller support, in home and online streaming, guides easily accessible on the overlay, forums to easily find support for their issues, Linux support, and decent prices in their region is pretty important to their overall enjoyment.
Thankfully this struggling publisher will get money to stay in business and this little-known game will gain precious exposure.
We'll see. Personally, I very much doubt it.
We'll see. Personally, I very much doubt it.
Reminds me of this.
I guess you don't know how Steam Communities work. Also, COD on Steam has sold less and less following this game.
Who cares about features?
LMAO the trolling is getting so blatant.
BronsonLee I'm blaming you for this.
Yeah - not a fan of this. I don't recall Steam doing any of this exclusivity stuff? Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but Steam got to this point because of the features its employed - they've never bought exclusivity. If Epic Games has a better storefront and features, I'd be more open to it. Will be interesting what Valve does.
Ah well.
Ah well.
It has been explained in so many goddamn fucking threads why people don't like EGS and how Epic is handling it.
Goddamn.
you do realize that it doesn't madder if you buy it on steam or Epic store the games will still be in 'one place'.
How to miss the point 101
Nobody is complaining about Uplay, GoG, Origin, etc. People are complaining about Epic moneyhatting devs for one year exclusivity in an inferior store, even for games that were already being sold on other stores. That does go against PC's openness.
Haha wow, just checked my account and apparently it's set to Philippines for some reason. I guess because I've only downloaded free games it hasn't mattered
Nothing says "better storefront" like "doesn't even have a fucking search feature", but sure.
(With shittier prices, to boot)
Remember when everybody was upset that Rise of the Tomb Raider would be on XB1 as an "exclusive"? Imagine if they announced it as coming on PS4 as well, and then a month before release they pulled the PS4 version. Not really the same, but the same sort of reaction.
Nobody gets mad at the existence of Itch, GOG, or other storefronts not being actively fucking toxic to the health of the platform. What Epic are doing is the complete antithesis of what an open platform should be about: the creation of arbitrary walls.
Maybe if all the console warriors in this thread actually knew anything about what they are talking about threads like this on Era wouldn't be such a shitshow.
Educate yourself.
http://gamasutra.com/blogs/DavidGal..._Its_Current_State_is_Not_Good_for_Anyone.php
This is by a developer btw.
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Competition is to remove products sold from other stores? Jeez, I should have known.
I agree. To me it's far better than the Mobile and game console scene where you have to buy specific hardware to play games.
Downloading a different launcher that is free to play a single player game doesn't sound like the end of the world to me but if it's that big of a deal to miss out on what could be a great game then go ahead. This sort of practice exist on game consoles and Mobile and in those cases could potentially cost you hundreds of dollars just for access.
I didn't realize the PC had to uphold to certain standards. Is that why my freesync monitor wont work on NVidia cards?
I'm in Europe and I only pay more than what's shown when choosing to pay with PaySafe Card.
But otherwise it's still 59,99€ for the normal edition, so hurray for those 0% savings passed on the customers :P