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Epic gave away nearly 600 million games in 2024, and it's 'not slowing down' for 2025 (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I'm saying that if they want to compete with another company they need a compelling offer, one that at least has feature parity on the big ticket items. Yes, you would then need to work to attract people, but a bare bones store front like they have is a huge roadblock. People feeling like making the switch means they lose things is not a way to encourage adoption.

[–] JasSmith 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I don't think feature parity would entice anyone across. It would need to be much better than Steam to entice migration, and it's hard to conceive how much work and money that would require.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

I agree, is why I said at least. That matches the current offering people are already embedded in. Now you need to entice. I think the biggest issue they face is how much history people have with that platform, there already so bought in. Literally. With tons of games, friends, and achievements already there, it would take a ton for most people to just walk away from that.