Happy to see someone who work on this industry that actually knows what he's talking about..
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Happy to see someone who work on this industry that actually knows what he's talking about..
I cannot tell who is right. You are all right. Personally, this is what I saw:
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so friend tries to became a yutuber to get epic shit
love his first reaction to EGS
love his first reaction to EGS
years in the making
New Super Lucky's Tale | Download and Buy Today - Epic Games Store
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I'm not even an Epic Hater and I been with them on this Apple fight.
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:/
So, if I'm not over simplifying, Apple is saying that Epic asked for more $$ and Free Fornite campaign is nothing more than attempt to shame them publicly and bring them to the table.
I can see it. Oh I can see it happening seven ways from sunday going down just like that.
Apple fires back in court, says Epic Games CEO asked for special treatment
In its filing, Apple alleges that Epic Games asked for an individual arrangement with Apple, producing three emails from Epic CEO Tim Sweeney.
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So, if I'm not over simplifying, Apple is saying that Epic asked for more $$ and Free Fornite campaign is nothing more than attempt to shame them publicly and bring them to the table.
I can see it. Oh I can see it happening seven ways from sunday going down just like that.
Of course they did lmao
Fighting for the small guys my ass. Indie devs are nothing but cannon fodder for them
But it doesn't matter if is Epic doing it! Think about how it will help the developers!! [UWSL]
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Either Tim is too dumb for his own good, or his lawyers are playing some 6D chess shit because I dunno why Tim would say something that was so easily debunked.
How could Epic believe Apple would make an exception for them ?
Tim lives in his own reality where everything he believes and does is correct while everyone who disagrees is wrong.
another epic title that is on ms store/game pass. these deals really are just "exclusively not on steam" deals rather than "exclusive" dealsNew Super Lucky's Tale | Download and Buy Today - Epic Games Store
Download and play New Super Lucky's Tale at the Epic Games Store. Check for platform availability and price!
ah okay, thought that was some last minute scoop by epic.
wait a sec...
augmented steam what you doing?
wait a sec...
augmented steam what you doing?
because tim cook himself said that special arrangements can be made for developers meeting certain conditions
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Augmented Steam does that sometimes because buying from EGS somehow supports IsThereAnyDeal.com
Feeling real smug right now about all the people who I told Epic’s real goal is a settlement, in or out of court.
Strangely enough, if you really are on the side of “all megacorps are bad,” you’d want the previous arrangement to come back, because there’s no way in hell Epic would care about getting a lower revenue share for anyone but themselves.
Strangely enough, if you really are on the side of “all megacorps are bad,” you’d want the previous arrangement to come back, because there’s no way in hell Epic would care about getting a lower revenue share for anyone but themselves.
might as well quote-post it here:
I submitted a refund request for Rocket League telling that I want nothing to do with Epic, I don't expect to be successful, but maybe I get luck.
Ah well, I wont be playing Rocket League anymore then...but then again, Ive not played it in ages. Plus, I only really liked the hockey mode, anyway. Still, the way this has gone down just shows how scummy Epic is.
According to some people games are disappearing from their libraries. You can read about it on r/EpicGamesPC, despite the fact that at first they were deleting all reports.
This is old news for all of you but since I never visit this thread. so 7-10 million seems to be the number of people that claim the free games from EGS? Which seem to the the Troy and Ashes numbers of people claiming those games,
For a store that claims to have 61m MAU, 7 to 10m people grabbing free games is a pretty low #, isn't?
If those numbers are close to accurate, it'd still be under 20% of all accounts (11-16%) getting the freebies at max - that means either a lot of users never visit the store or some free games just don't grab the audience. I don;'t think we've had breakdowns on active accounts for store vs active accounts for players and what the venn diagram for those two is like. Not officially anyway.
Remember, you log in to fiddle with the Unreal Engine, you're account is active, but you may never use the store proper.
Pretty sure Epic publically twittered or something about wanting to be on the Play Store without the fee (so, the devices and OS being open and allowing them to make their own store/install outside any store with just providing the APK in whatever means, is clearly not enough for them even if they claim to champion this), ie getting a special deal, so of course they asked the same of Apple for iOS, and of course neither of them are willing to cut them a deal as that will only make EA, Nexon, or whatever other company thinks they have any meaningful push for it, also ask for that deal and so on and so forth and soon enough they'd have to set up a department to make individual contracts for every company, not this catch all solution (which I'm not saying is ideal but, you have options, if you think what they offer is worth paying for, you do, if you don't think so, you don't and take your business elsewhere, I dunno why they're supposed to conform just because Epic thinks they should or something, take your business elsewhere and be vocal of the why and maybe they'll change to attract folks back, or maybe consumers don't care and will keep making a closed platform successful as it is, what else is there to do, somehow be the bigger bully and force your needs?).
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Yeah, it's obvious that most of its users are just Fortnite players who couldn't care less about other games that aren't named Fortnite.
That's a pretty good summation of things, yeah.
We've been watching him tweet for years since the launch of EGS. He's wasting potential by playing checkers with chess pieces.
What I assume to be a big-ass law firm was paid a likely immense sum of money to try and convince a judge they're allowed to break contracts without repercussions
Why did I go to college again
So you call out bullshit capitalist tactics like this.
I'm happy that developers don't get screwed today. But how long can a judge tell Apple who they must have a business relationship with?
That's complicated, especially as most systems were designed for normal retail and not online app stores.
In general, freedom of contract is given to everybody in the EU. But this freedom is restricted with increasing market dominance.
[UWSL]If market leaders were free to decide with whom to enter into contracts and with whom not, they could control the structure of trade and thus competition.[/UWSL]
[UWSL]Distribution systems and other factors play big roles here. It's complicated and exceeds my knowledge by a lot. [/UWSL]
[UWSL]But there are limitations to freedom of contract that are set in law. This goes for both retail shops and manufacturers by the way.[/UWSL]
[UWSL]One of the reasons why Apple Product may not be sold exclusively in Apple Stores here in Europe. [/UWSL]
How ironic that judge has to save developers from being fucked by Epic's PR campaign about "saving developers"
Honestly I think Epic is getting away too easily here. They willingly used Unreal Engine devs as pawns for their stupid war against Apple and I dont think Apple should be forced to work with them. But its hard to argue that devs should be hurt in the process... but I would encourage them to ditch Unreal for an engine not made by a megalomanic with a messiah complex.
This. The ruling is good and the judge appear to have been rather fantastic but Epic has been beyond nauseating.
Oof, I was actually hoping it would be good.
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Soundtrack slaps which is all I really wanted but shame the actual game isn’t that hot.Oof, I was actually hoping it would be good.
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Best decision possible. Epic continues to get fucked, Apple doesn't get to use innocent bystanders as cannon fodder.
I really hope Epic's claims that devs are fleeing UE are real.
Seems like a decent 7/10. Will download whenOof, I was actually hoping it would be good.
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offers it for free.
Whilst I don't doubt a lot of that was hyperbole by Epic I do think there is a kernal of truth in it. Apple has pretty much indicated they no longer wish to work or do business with Epic. You can bet your life that Apple are now seeking any and all ways in which to end doing any business with Epic. For now the unreal engine is protected by the courts, but that won't last forever. If Apple can convince a court that the Unreal engine devs and fortnite devs are one and the same thing then a ban wil be back on the table for unreal engine. Any developer with sense will be thinking "hm perhaps starting this project on Unreal engine might not be the best idea because by the time the project is finsihed it may not be acceptable on Apples store".
Pretty much Epic has soured the Unreal Engine and I can see a lot of developers switching to alternatives now.
reading the problems mentioned in reviews sounds like the standard "unmarked early access" EGS dealOof, I was actually hoping it would be good.
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Does that mean that the game feels like an Early Access game?