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Nothing more disappointing to me than seeing a game I might enjoy... and then it's only available on PC on Epic Games store. Why can't it be available on Epic, Xbox game store and Steam? It's so annoying, like you have no choice but to use Epic... which I would literally do ANYTHING not to use.
So I own some games on epic store cause they were free and I said fuck it I’ll up for free games.
Haven’t installed the epic games store yet, and it’s been years. The benefits don’t outweigh the drawbacks, clearly.
I don't mind. Fewer choices. It's only on Epic? It doesn't exist.
Available on both Apple and Google stores? That's a near instant pass to me, too.
For me, its like it didn't have a release at all. There are allot more game I want to play of years ago. No fomo.
If a game is only released on Epic, it hasn't been released yet. Its just in some weird alpha state until it has broader release.
We waited years for MW5 to come off Epic and finally got it. Same with Satisfactory.
Steam, Epic, GOG, it’s all the same to me. I’m not gonna fanboy over one platform and miss out on a game. That’s just ridiculous.
Steam does provide good general dev services
GOG preserves games and let's you own game files without pesky DRM
What does Epic do besides developing UE5 and harrassing the PC platform witg exclusivity deals?
Other dev-specific platforms like EA amd Uplay get a pass because they publish only their own games.
This is it right here. Do not fanboy platform. Competition is very very important in this kind of market. But epic games is just the worst of all worlds.
Release on GOG, I'll buy it. If not, release on steam. Otherwise 🏴☠️
It’s not harassing me. I’ve bought Epic exclusives, and I’ll continue to do so if it’s a game I want to play. I always buy GOG first, Epic second (for exclusives), and Steam last, for anything else. This isn’t a problem for me.
I think don't it's as much fanboyism over steam and more unfanboyism over epic games
Other than Fortnite, what game is only available on Epic?
Alan wake 2
MW5 and Satisfactory amongst others were limited to Epic for years.
Metro, borderlands, basically any game that Epic pays to have exclusivity on for the first 6 months after release.