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Well I guess Capcom was the last holdout.
They published State of Decay 2 on EGS way back in 2020 and Bethesda games were frequent releases until the past few years. Considering Nadella wants them to be a glorified third party, I wouldn't be surprised to see them go all in on other stores (i.e. EGS and GOG). Indiana Jones of all games got a GOG release today.
It is weird Capcom is bothering to release anything on EGS now, given that most of the buzz around EGS has subsided and Capcom held off during what would have been the peak. I also know it was not from a lack of trying on Epic's part given that they were pushing for exclusivity deals with Capcom some odd years ago.
Epic has probably paid for a freebie, and publishing some games via EGS is part of the deal.
No one’s going to go to any great lengths for EGS unless they’re getting paid for it, or it’s effectively cost-free.
Also, remember that Capcom released games on iOS and macOS before EGS. So they’re not exactly opposed to trying their games on everything.
Epic is adding pets to Fortnite, however if you want to change its style, you have to buy an extra one.
The main character is getting a Fortnite skin if you preorder so yeah they're doing brand synergy. While I usually don't mind games shipping on other platforms, Epic and Tim have poisoned the well so much that I really dislike it, but that's just me being a baby.
On the bright side, the EGS version of RE9 should outsell the Apple ports.
Epic has a deal with Capcom for RE skins in Fortnite. They also bribed PC gamer again to write a full page article about this.
I don't see why anyone should support a company that tries to disrupt Steam instead of trying to offer a better alternative. Ignoring such behavior only seems common sense to me.
If other people want to see this as Steam tribalism, elitism or childish behavior, that's their problem. I haven't seen any of these people giving a good explanation why disrupting the best ecosystem in gaming is good for us.
I don't think CapCom cares about EGS. They wanted some Fortnite collab and RE9 on EGS was a requirement.
However, if CapCom releases more games on EGS, then that's something else of course.
However, EGS is pretty much dead and buried when it comes to mindshare, so CapCom is probably not expecting much.
However, if CapCom releases more games on EGS, then that's something else of course.
However, EGS is pretty much dead and buried when it comes to mindshare, so CapCom is probably not expecting much.
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