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Red Dead Redemption 2 PC - Nov 5 (Rockstar Games Launcher, EGS, GMG, Humble and other digital retailers. Coming to Steam in December)
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Ah, I'm getting "Sorry, that page doesn't exist!" on twitter. Maybe deleted. Ubisoft games are on multiple third party stores anyway, so yeah, that person was wrong there.
Yes, destiny is on Steam now- since Activision has nothing to do with the title anymore.
I don't see how that contradicts my assertion that Activision is only willing to release complete, un-monetizable single-player experiences onto other stores.
The best looking game of all time is about to get prettier.
I can't believe I still haven't beaten it considering I started it pretty much a year ago. I'm on the last chapter, and I do still play it from time to time. Hope I didn't ruin the whole experience
I can't believe I still haven't beaten it considering I started it pretty much a year ago. I'm on the last chapter, and I do still play it from time to time. Hope I didn't ruin the whole experience
Seriously, I want a new Skyrim in modding. I spent so much time messing with Skyrim gameplay and world. GTAV modding is nice, but not Skyrim modding nice.
And this didn't even bother releasing Spyro anywhere outside Steam. (until today it made Humble Bundle).
There's no rule against that. You're allowed to sell DLC and MTXN anywhere where you want. You just can't advertise that in-game when launched from Steam.
Rockstar did it with GTA V microtransactions too.
Ubisoft allows using Uplay versions of DLC on Steam on some games (including Anno 1800, 2205, Butwhole, Siege), but don't advertise or recommend it.
Will buy it when it hits steam in December. I'm sure someone will mod the controls to be better too
Good to know that its only a one month delay on steam. Good that 2k didnt go the one year exclusivity. Steam day 1 it is.
Ah. The easiest EGS wait ever! I've resisted buying the PS4 version of RDR2 until now, one month is nothing especially given how many 2019 games I still have in the backlog.
could we not do this?
gaming communities are trash, this is already known and we don't need this garbage in the thread
He's wrong
Games that sell this much don't pay the full cut to Steam
They want to drive people to the platform where they'll get the biggest cut: but they're not naive. Many people like Steam, so they also want it available there to maximise sales. And yes I'm fairly sure EGS paid for 1 month exclusivity.
Just because it's in TT's financial interest does not mean Epic didn't pay them, and Epic would absolutely pay for a month, this is their buisiness strategy.
I think the biggest questions are:
1. Will all versions have the same DRM, requiring the Rockstar launcher no matter where you purchased the game?
2. Will the game be always-online because of that, even in single-player mode, ruling out the possibility of mods/trainers?
1. Will all versions have the same DRM, requiring the Rockstar launcher no matter where you purchased the game?
2. Will the game be always-online because of that, even in single-player mode, ruling out the possibility of mods/trainers?
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That's the thing: GTA V launched long before the introduction of the Rockstar launcher. What's stopping them from making always-online a requirement for newer releases, from now on?
I will say this.. If Rockstar dares to put RTX support for their lighting model, and PBR system - I don't see a game (save a rare few) surpassing it technically throughout the entire next-gen cycle. The game already dwarfs (as a whole graphically) anything that we've come to experience so far. Realistically, they have a LOT of raw power left on the table with top tier Nvidia GPUs (i.e. 2080Tis, etc..), so they can go all out to bring those boards to their knees.
i've waited this long i can wait an extra month to get the Steam version....or i could just get it through Rockstar. Not touching Epic.
Oh that's interesting, thanks for that bit of information. The MMO games I'm familiar with that went to Steam after launching fit the category of having a MTX store in the game. Some of them split the accounts not allowing a steam account player to use the standalone version unless they start over (Black Desert Online**), require you to rebuy the game or dlc but you can use the same account (FFXIV), or just universally count any account that ever tried the steam version as a steam mtx purchase even if the player never played the Steam version again (source David Brevik talking about Marvel Heroes Steam situation on his wife's stream, people said it was a bit much, but he told them it was well worth the exposure for their game).
A lot of UBI games have MTX stores in-game too: Assassin's Creed f2p looking mtx store, For Honor, and The Crew 2 have that. The Crew 2 launched last year before EGS so I guess it's one of the last to show up on Steam.
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I wonder if December, being the fact that is such a big holiday, was considerably more expensive than any other month in the calendar, say they could have gotten two months if it released in October, and that was still cheaper than getting December alone.
Damn son, these people are sad!
Is this satire and an attempt to fish for attention? Because otherwise this is some seriously sad and petty shit.
Be careful if you choose to read that post because they pull no punches with spoilers in their replies.
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Rockstar Launcher is just upgraded downloader for their games. And they won't make it always online because they don't care how you play SP games, money is in MP portion.
The most popular mode in GTAV is already online only, so there's that hah.
he deleted because he got owned in the replies?
its all competing interests
-of course T2 will take Epic's money, why not? They give no shits if the deal makes sense for Epic or not.
-but they know how well GTAV did on steam and can't limit themselves to being RSC/EGS exclusive because that is leaving A LOT of money on the table
-EGS's only interest is fucking over Steam in any way they can, big or small. They'll take 1 month because they aren't in a position to negotiate anything more advantageous
-If it were all about margins, why Stadia?
-Both T2 and EGS have an interest in testing the market - does 1 month exclusivity make a difference?
Everyone involved only cares about their own bottom line
-T2 gets free money from Epic and they skim the difference from anyone who buys a RSC key
-Epic needs to delegitimize Steam at every available opportunity (they won't get this chance with CP2077, for example)
-T2 knows Steam is where they'll actually make the bulk of their PC money, so its not like they could do RSC/EGS only
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I wish I waited for this instead of playing it when it came out.
Good reminder to maybe hold off on Death Stranding before the final hype wave sweeps over me.
Good reminder to maybe hold off on Death Stranding before the final hype wave sweeps over me.
Welp. Safe to say we all saw this coming as soon as the launcher was announced. I'm very surprised that they are releasing it to other PC platforms though. They're pretty smart doing timed exclusivity and the discounted prices on their store. Overall, smart moves from Rockstar with this one.....also google stadia!? But then when i think of it, since stadia are basically PCs that's not too much of a hassle to do. That's still pretty big though. Hoping I can transfer what little progress I made in online over to PC and would be super awesome if they manage to do single player also. I feel like the first one has be coming at some point in the same manner.
With all the big hitters coming out in late October and November, and considering I beat it already, I think I can wait for December for the steam release.
With all the big hitters coming out in late October and November, and considering I beat it already, I think I can wait for December for the steam release.
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Rockstar "launcher" has been there since the release of GTA V under the Social Club title. The current one is more of a overhaul with the idea of creating a client rather than a literal launcher.
So there's no guarantee of anything, but I don't see why they'd implement online restrictions all of a sudden!
Probably a test, maybe GTA6 PC distribution is decided on this, in the year 2030. Next gen re-releases of GTAV Online RP Edition for consoles will buy a ton of time.
FINALLY.
Was actually just going to purchase this next month for Xbox One (will wait for Steam tho)
Why even give these people any attention? I cannot imagine mature adults posting silly crap like this.
Was actually just going to purchase this next month for Xbox One (will wait for Steam tho)
Why even give these people any attention? I cannot imagine mature adults posting silly crap like this.
I'm always concerned about stuff like this, especially when it comes to Rockstar.
L.A. Noire on PC requiring Social Club makes absolute zero sense, and yet, the requirement is still there to this day.
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Eh they are still one of the rare companies that actually makes web pages with your stats and achievements including L.A. Noire. They just want your data don;t worry xD
They are probably still interested in data for their SP games, and may use their launcher to collect it rather than Valve being a middleman for that info.
Few games will ever touch anything Bethesda when it comes to dedicated modding communities.
The only two in the same ballpark that I can think of are RimWorld and Farming Simulator (no joke).