Article: https://www.pcgamesn.com/epic-store-cheaper-games
Tim probably also still believes in trickle down economics...
Tim Sweeny: Soon you will see lower prices on Epic Games Store
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Article: https://www.pcgamesn.com/epic-store-cheaper-games
Tim probably also still believes in trickle down economics...
Didn't Metro already do this?
This is from 2 months ago, stop quoting it; lol
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In the US. It was more expensive than the Steam release in some countries like Canada
Hah. I'll believe that when I see it.
It was marginally discounted in the US. Everywhere else got screwed where it either had the same price as Steam or was even dearer due to lack of regional pricing at the time.
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Tim's constantly saying stupid shit. Now he's giving us the "Trickle down economics" rundown.
I already see lower prices when there's store competition.
While the 12% store cut EGS sells Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 for 60€, other stores with a 30% cut sell it for 50€ or even lower:
https://isthereanydeal.com/game/vampiremasqueradebloodlinesii/info/
Trickle down economics is basically the myth of the invisible hand.
The reality is the visible middle finger.
While the 12% store cut EGS sells Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 for 60€, other stores with a 30% cut sell it for 50€ or even lower:
https://isthereanydeal.com/game/vampiremasqueradebloodlinesii/info/
Trickle down economics is basically the myth of the invisible hand.
The reality is the visible middle finger.
That's basically what happened with Metro. Hence why it's only the case in USA.
Not gonna belive that this whole thing leads to lower prices, and 'better' games (which is even quantifiable) because of Epic's lower cut.
I doubt it from most major publishers, but seeing Metro at $50 was pretty cool. I probably wouldn't lower the cost of my own game just because we're making more money from it... at that point, I could just be on Steam.
Tim is full of shit. It's nothing new.
"We give lower cuts so that devs makes more money"
"In fact the lower cuts will mean the same money devs used to make on 3rd party stores".
The guy's whole promise is basically "support us so that maybe in a few years, we can give you what you used to get with Steam. Maybe."
This guy has done the worst possible job at explaining why people need his store. Nothing that makes the Epic Store more compelling over Steam, just this vague promise of nobility because Steam is a monopoly or something.
What was the excuse for PC versions of games costing the same as the console versions? Most publishers aren't passing on their savings. They are keeping more in their pocket.
I mean it's the smart thing to do as a business. That's why this is so dodgy.
So developers are expected to be giving away (a part of) their 18% profit margin... There goes that bullet point in the store's favor then.
And I also thought Epic was all about developers not devaluing their games with their stance on sales and such.
They're sending a lot of mixed messages lately.
And I also thought Epic was all about developers not devaluing their games with their stance on sales and such.
They're sending a lot of mixed messages lately.
I read this as, "We're going to offer additional guarantees to some developers if they price their game lower than "normal, even though it'll still probably cost more than it would if the game were released everywhere and key sites could compete. Then we'll try to turn it into good PR somehow."
I don't know if that counts as trickle down economics because what he says is more about financial benefits for the manufacturer being passed on to the consumer, not financial benefits for the wealthy being passed on to the poor. But in any case, I would be careful making these kinds of predictions if I were him. Boast about it if and when it happens but don't go out saying "our store is better because this hypothetical thing that's good for consumers might happen at some point down the line". Unless he's actually clairvoyant, in that case: more power to him.
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Billionaire disingenuously argues for trickle down economics because he knows it benefits him and not the consumer. Film at 11.
I think those average wages are pretty good. How does that compare to other developers out of interest?
You could already get the game at a higher discount in key resellers.
None of these are good, but this is from that set.
EA, Ubi and Bethesda are not passing down the savings? Shocking!
I'm only seeing 10% off at that link from Green Man Gaming. I'm not see 30% off anywhere.
Isnt 86k on the 'average' bracket for a professional in the US?
But that's besides the point. 86k vs 7 billion is just insane.
