Just like Borderlands 3, Private Division games are exclusive to EGS for only 6 months and not 12 months like the majority of other exclusive titles on EGS
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T2 CEO - Ancestors and The Outer Worlds are 6-months exclusive to EGS, coming to Steam later on
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Hmm, the steam page for Outer Worlds states one year though :/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/578650/The_Outer_Worlds/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/578650/The_Outer_Worlds/
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So what they are saying is that the game has been delayed for 6 months on PC. Well, good to know at least.
If that were the case, you could have launched on Steam, GOG, Origin, EGS simultaneously
https://www.pcgamer.com/as-expected...-odyssey-is-a-year-long-epic-store-exclusive/
I think it's a year, not six months. Need more clarity in any case
I think it's a year, not six months. Need more clarity in any case
BronsonLee mentioned that Epic will continue doing this for 3-5 years. I do believe him, as long as the Fortnite money well doesn't dry up, which doesn't seem likely any time soon.
Keep burning through your money Epic so these games can get released on Steam with the inevitable patches included later on.
they'll cherry pick the most noteworthy games but theres no way they'll keep up the actual games market , theres just far too much for them to moneyhat
and then again, they'll have no idea whats going to be the next hot thing before its actually released.
it'd be nice if anyone in these situations would just say "they gave us a ton of cash upfront and as a business, I can't pass that up. It's will be on Steam later." The tired PR babble about "choice" and whatnot is just insulting.
And by then the Epic Store will be bringing in a ton of money by itself so if they wanted they could reinvest that to get even more exclusives.
If they just start lowering the exclusivity window to 6 months then I have no reason to worry. 6 months is nothing to me.
How come? 12% isn't a lot of money, especially if the sales in EGS are still low. And they still need to address many issues like... no shopping cart. And if Fortnite slows down, their main source of income will become the Unreal Engine royalties again.
Epic can only afford this because of Fortnite. Without it, no exclusives. Else, they would have tried to do it before Fortnite Battle Royale was released.
The low cut would probably make that pretty hard - even more so with maintenance costs for features which they plan to but havent even implemented yet.
Won't their store encourage even more people to pay for their engine?
If it is play anywhere, I want to get it so I can play it either on PC or on my X1X.Don't forget that The Outer Worlds will be day ONE on the Windows Store
Is it really called Anchestors or is that a typo? In a world where "shlooter" exists, you gotta ask.
Hard to tell at all on that front, that just really depends on how successful its adoption in a post epic exclusive world would even be
For all these timed exclusives, I'm sure they will still be charging full price on Steam release, too.
I like that these people keep straight up lying about why they went to Epic. For us consumers, huh? Sheesh.
As a gamer who does not currently play on PC, I have a question.
What is the difference between MS and Sony having an exclusive versus Steam or EGS? I guess I'm just trying to understand why EGS is receiving heavy backlash when platform holders have been doing exclusives forever. In my mind, Steam has no more right to ownership on the PC platform than EGS.
If this is the wrong thread for my question, I apologize. I'm not trying to detail any topic, I'm just trying to understand.
What is the difference between MS and Sony having an exclusive versus Steam or EGS? I guess I'm just trying to understand why EGS is receiving heavy backlash when platform holders have been doing exclusives forever. In my mind, Steam has no more right to ownership on the PC platform than EGS.
If this is the wrong thread for my question, I apologize. I'm not trying to detail any topic, I'm just trying to understand.
I also am glad that nobody actually buys this swill and everybody knows it is the dump trucks filled with money that is fueling this.
This is how publishers convert my day-1 money into a bargain bin purchase or even a used copy on consoles for that wholesome zero money for them effect.