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Satisfactory removed from Steam to be announced as Epic Store game
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I don't mind changing platforms to keep testing but I'm shocked honestly.What a joke.
Maybe this is timed exclusive because otherwise it's a dumb idea.
And how will Epic ever compete against a monopoly without any type of insentive? So you want competition, you want games, but you think people will just wander over and sign up because.....? Ok great, devs get 88%. 88% of zero is still zero. They're tempting the developers, now they need to tempt the players. I wouldn't be surprised if you see some absolutely crazy good deals on there after they build up a few games. Getting some exclusives at the beginning seems like the obvious choice a mile away.
Early fucking speaking.
But most likely less cash in the end. We will all see what will happen.
It's exclusive to a storefront that anyone who has access to Steam has access to as well. It amounts to an annoyance for the end user who has to juggle a bunch of different launchers (or make a Steam shortcut to the .exe once). So yeah, it's not ideal, but it's also not the same as paid exclusivity in the console space which requires a purchase of completely seperate hardware.
You literally don't know what a monopoly is. Steam is not a monopoly.
Moneyhatting games is not a way to be competitive. It's anti-consumer garbage.
So some anti-consumer behavior is fine because its not anti-consumer enough.
Because if it wasn't, then surely selling the game in both stores should make the most money possible?
Except that's how it's been done in the gaming industry since...forever. Hell, you have people getting giddy and excited over Microsoft buying up developers and then upset over this. I'm sure the next Obsidian game will definitely be on PS4 and Switch! /s
Because the game literally already was on steam?
Do you think the dev just removed it and limited their audience for shits and giggles?
What argument are you even trying to make?
Console gaming having a history of shit tier moves means that pc gamers should be okay with facing shit tier moves too?
Removing the product (which can be seen in the history on SteamDB), gives a good indication it is. It may not be - it may just be that they wanted to delay release of the Steam version - but in that case, they could easily have left the product details up on Steam, "coming soon" release date and all.
I'm strictly a console gamer and my only computers are Macs so forgive me if this is a dumb question, but does having Steam lock you out of the Epic store the way you can't buy things from the Google store on an iOS device or from the App Store on Android?
If so, that's messed up, especially if they took pre-order money and didn't refund it.
So becasue it has happened on consoles its fine for PC now?
Countdown to "console gamers have to pay for online, so PC gamers should too".
And we already see it happening with Ashen too, the game is already released on other plateforms but in limbo on Steam.
So now it's ok because it's whats been done in the past? That doesn't make it ok. Your argument is absolutely awful and you should probably consider what you're actually arguing for.
maybe they just liked the idea of 88% vs 70% and figured they would stand out more on the epic store instead of steam and did it on their own?
I mean it's sort of a moneyhat then but not really as they weren't directly paid to change platform?
I should note personally I think the right move would be to release on both and just put the game like 10% off on epic store compared to steam as the developers would make more money per copy and consumers would pay less so a win win but still. just saying it might not be a moneyhat.
I'm not sure I understand the argument. Is it impossible for them to switch to Epic because they're receiving a better share for example ?
Better put Genesis Alpha One on watch as well:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/712190/Genesis_Alpha_One/
Console manufacturers also charge money for online, something that doesn't happen on PC... Your argument doesn't really apply to the way the platform works.
So you think they would somehow make more money JUST selling it on Epic store even with their share then selling on BOTH STORES?
That makes financial sense without someone else paying them to not be on another store? Ubisoft have their own store, they still sell on Steam to make money from both sides. Because people dont leave money on the table without a big reason.
A better share of less customers still equals less money.
It's not like there hasn't been any precedence for that.
That's fine, it's their choice.
Just like it's been my choice to basically ignore EA games for years because they don't come to the storefront (Steam) or console (Switch) that I prefer.
When Epic's storefront is better for my tastes as a user I will use it. Until then PC games released exclusively for their storefront basically don't exist to me.
The developers have to do what's best for them.
Just like it's been my choice to basically ignore EA games for years because they don't come to the storefront (Steam) or console (Switch) that I prefer.
When Epic's storefront is better for my tastes as a user I will use it. Until then PC games released exclusively for their storefront basically don't exist to me.
The developers have to do what's best for them.
I updated my last post but even then. I never said it was a good move for them, just that they may think it is and might not be being paid to do so.
There's a difference between buying a studio and start funding their games; and paying a game that was going to release in another launcher to come to yours instead. Heck, I wouldn't care if it was planned like that from the beginning, but they did it afterwards.
Acting like a console maker on an open platform is not competition. It's the lazy way to do business when you know you can't actually compete.
They could decide selling it later on steam considering the bulk of sales are during the first month, they could very much profit from Epic's share and then tap into Steam's audience when all is said and done
I posted this in another thread. It really sums everything up, I think:
Then there is the issue with just silently moving everything off of steam after advertising it on Steam for a long time, Which is 100% scummy and equally anti-consumer, just by the Developers themselves.
Well, it's simple. Instead of buying the game for full price initially on Steam, very small amount of people are going to buy it on Epic store. We shall see how long exclusivity stays. Plenty of other games out there once again, and once stuff comes to Steam/GoG/etc... nobody will buy it full price.
Basically this last part. Wouldn't be a big deal to me if fhehy hadn't flipped at the 11th hour.
Honestly, it would make perfect sense for developers to publish first on epic and get the higher share and later on steam.
But why would they remove all the information from Steam? They could have left all that up. Taking all that down implies some sort of exclusivity.
