I assume that's in the US. Since EGS uses another system to regional price their games, it might have been even lower in other regions. Here Metro Exodus was $5 for that sale. Think Control was also lower than $20.
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World War Z: >2 mln copies sold, 700k on PC, EGS is the top digital platform, performing way above expectations
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Honestly it feels like they are trying to gain customers too soon. There's not enough meta content on the EGS to keep people from staying after bribing them to come in. They should really flesh out their store more before tossing out millions to get gamers on board.
The game is actually quite good and took me by surprise, really enjoyed my time with it so congrats to the devs. More people should check it out as it's basically the L4D3 that we never got, and the horde tech is amazing. Now maybe put some more time into Quake Champions, saber :P
That's why Lyin' Timmy is using his Fortnite warchest to bribe these publishers. He knows that if all EGS exclusive games are sold in Steam or in other storefronts right now, his vanity project would be dead.
Great for them honestly, it seems like it got a lot of good reactions when people thought it was gonna be a stinker. I'd love to play it someday but I'm sticking to my guns however the really lame defense of the epic store while they have cut a fat paycheck to be exclusive is kinda souring me on how they represent themselves.
Just disregarding peoples concerns so easily. I know they have to be diplomatic about it all but just waving off concerns as nonsense, feels a tad disappointing.
Just disregarding peoples concerns so easily. I know they have to be diplomatic about it all but just waving off concerns as nonsense, feels a tad disappointing.
Is it though? Not long ago that we can think back to some rather harsh posts about Spider-Man PS4's exclusivity or the numerous posts on the old site about Rise of the Tomb Raider.
We're a community mercifully comprised of mostly reasonable individuals but let's not pretend that this community hasn't flung shit at the walls over the years over console exclusivity, storefront exclusivity and a myriad of other issues.
I think tuxfool was referring to the original statement by the devs, not the mention of this forum.
No idea, but there has been new additions to the game since then (cosmetics and a mode) and I'm not sure if anyone else but Saber would be doing that since the whole game is on their tech and engine.
I could see that but also see that people at id not wanting to bother learning and tinkering with a completely foreign engine to update the game which is why content and updates have dried up so much.. Especially since they have their own game to work on.
It was really fun. I only played about 30-40 hours before falling off, but I definitely felt I got my money's worth and plan on going back with new content.
That being said with Vermintide getting VS mode. Might have to slide back into that old gem too.
That being said with Vermintide getting VS mode. Might have to slide back into that old gem too.
Shouldn't it, though? Days Gone is a massive open world game that's doing a lot of different things at once. This is a very constrained L4D style shooter, is it not?
I take it this game isn't so fun solo though?
Metro had the same story though, so how long before we just brush aside our personal animosity and allow the developers to make their own decisions of what they think is best for them? Yes we are the consumer but they need to also make money.
Metro had the same story though, so how long before we just brush aside our personal animosity and allow the developers to make their own decisions of what they think is best for them? Yes we are the consumer but they need to also make money.
Odd example, given the fact that the developers were just as surprised as the potential customers that the game was an EGS exclusive.
Days Gone does not do enough for actual hordes.
I thought they marched randomly in the games world but it's only certain sections and they aren't that amazing in my playtime. It would have been cool if they were randomly generated and you had higher chances of running into them.
Koch media made the deal yet it was THQ Nordic who said it exceeded their expectations. If you don't own the IP of course you won't be able to make those kinds of decisions. These things happen all the time so there is no use blaming Epic. Even a studio like Insomniac wants to own their own IP's but they too have made deals in the past with Sony, you have to do what's best for your company and not everyone who makes the games gets a say of those deals.
I worded it wrong, it's not thosse who make the games, it's those who fund the games.
Can you give me an example of my "personal animosity" in the post you quoted? English is not my first language, so I'd love to know what I wrote that could look like "personal animosity".
Anyway, my post doesn't feature any personal animosity towards anything or anyone. The original article seemed to imply that the game's sales numbers prove EGS exclusives sell very well, and I provided a different article that highlights that might not necessarily be the case. Also, regarding Metro, the only official numbers they gave were incredibly vague.
I was making a generalization about the animosity and the reaction I got was they were pleased with the sales, hence the part where they said exceeded expectations. Anyways that exclusive deal didn't seem to last too long, I'm playing it now through Game Pass.
A problem to me is that GW whored out it's properties too much, there is a new warhammer game every week and people just kinda gloss over all these smaller studio projects that come and go. Vermintide 2 is fantastic
