It's 2019. Projecting is the new black. MS is slowly learning the lessons it should have learned back with GFW[L]. Baby steps, but still steps. Now that MS isn't the big baddy of pc gaming that Sweeney warned us about, Epic has graciously stepped up to fill the role that they had once decried.
Pretty sure EGS managers or whatever the blokes are who decide what games to nab are just looking at Steams most wished games. I think I'm a bit too sour at them
It's good to be suspicious of them, Microsoft's history is one of shadiness and bad business ethics. Nothing they're doing is actually altruistic or such, not even their efforts towards accessibility.
Just read that. I wish I had stopped at that dumb Fortnite thumbnail completely out of place though.
At this point I think we can safely assume, without going into conspiracy theories, that they have at least a very strong financial incentive to keep Epic happy. A lot of people are going after the bags of cash Sweeney is throwing around, be it via moneyhat, "incentives" or just plain ad money for ads covering all your fucking site
So long as you're contributing to their MAU, you're contributing to their ecosystem. Even if you're not a big spender, you're creating an environment where big spenders, well, spend.
Yup, BL3 is the big event for EGS to make it or brake it.
Maybe the game will handle some of those features directly? I'm sure Randy could outsource some of those features to a 3rd party dev team if Epic is too busy
That "Long Term ( > 6 Months)" for achievements tho.
Hmmm, come to think the userbase of BL3 probably cares a lot for achievements (or any thing that gives the sense of progression) so I expect to see people complaining about it a lot.
The only doubt in my mind is what takes priority: Fortnite crunch or EGS crunch, because by now it's obvious they don't have enough people to do both. Probably because of physical limitations like the number of hours in a day and not because of some nonsense like workers well-being. But hey, they are getting paid good bonuses so it's alright... (/s of course before anyone jumps on me
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Honestly I expect Randy spin the lack of features as something positive. He didnt care about the very projects his teams were making, let alone Epic's.
Nah, there are definitely different teams working on that.The only doubt in my mind is what takes priority: Fortnite crunch or EGS crunch, because by now it's obvious they don't have enough people to do both. Probably because of physical limitations like the number of hours in a day and not because of some nonsense like workers well-being. But hey, they are getting paid good bonuses so it's alright... (/s of course before anyone jumps on me
You only notice the lack of cloud saves when it's too late.
Well the lack of forums is not an oversight but a selling point...
Exactly. It makes it harder for users to share dissatisfaction, which apparently some developers are in favor of(see: developers who support user reviews being optional).
Correction, the shopping cart is in the more than 6 months lane.
You just know that with the latest Microsoft news with Gamepass on PC and releasing their first party games on Steam going forward good ol' Tim is standing somewhere screaming into the abyss
we can only hope
Jesus... That's so over the top it's embarrassing.Been watching twitter this last few weeks, Epic is handing creator codes like candy, will not be long until they have an army:
Been watching twitter this last few weeks, Epic is handing creator codes like candy, will not be long until they have an army:
Been watching twitter this last few weeks, Epic is handing creator codes like candy, will not be long until they have an army:
I mean, yes crunch sucks, but clearly some people at Epic besides Tim and Sergey are onboard with what they're doing or we'd have seen massive turnover.
