Close to the Sun is another Epic exclusive. It came out on May 2nd 2019.
I honestly expect a few of their games to be EGS exclusive.Hopefully this doesn't lead to Square releasing an EGS exclusive.
Close to the Sun is another Epic exclusive. It came out on May 2nd 2019.
People went around expecting, even "begging" for Horizon Zero Dawn to be EGS exclusive. It isn't.
People across forums on the Web. People love bringing console war-style trolling to the PC community.Who did ?
I've seen a lot over at the Resetera forums in particular. Pathetic to say the least.People across forums on the Web. People love bringing console war-style trolling to the PC community.
well square is sually so frihggin random with their PC releases that i find it quite unlikely :-DHopefully this doesn't lead to Square releasing an EGS exclusive.
I wonder if it sold that bad that they didn't manage to recoup the exclusivity money so now it's free to get another cash injection from Epic.
And was unanimously declared "shit" by French video game medias.
This is very likely. Last thing Epic needs is devs going out of business after going EGS exclusive. But this definitely wasn't the reason for WWZ going free right before the exclusivity deal ends. Epic probably wants to cripple sales on Steam even more.
could go badly if you choose the wrong game. Dunno about WWZ and definitely not Close to the sun, but if a game is free less than a month before it releases on Steam and then does gangbuster on Steam.. it would be the final nail in the coffin for the Image and Narrative of the EGS.
Yup. Generally mediocre games don't do so hot a year after exclusivity started. At this point taking another fat stack from Epic is probably the most financially prudent thing for the developer/publisher to do in this instance.i can guarantee you Close to the Sun won't do gangbusters on steam![]()
New EGSxclusive.
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I'm a huge Offworld Trading Company fan, not a big Civ fan (4X games get old fast). I wish Soren the best of luck but this new game doesn't sound like my cup of tea.New EGSxclusive.
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Someone in the PCEra discord was talking about the beta back in February (IIRC) and mentioned that the codes were for EGS. So they weren't exactly subtle about it going EGS exclusive.New EGSxclusive.
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I hope EGS is dying as fast as this thread ☺
It's clearly running out of gas. Care to tell me the big 2020 EGS exclusive thus far ?I hope EGS is dying as fast as this thread ☺
Well they normally used the PCGamingShow at E3 to show how many titles they gobbled up, and the entire industry has had to reconfigure given the covid outbreak, so they may be sitting on some things but are waiting for an industry showcase to do so. Then again, If other devs don't know what they're doing when it comes to announcements (WB, a media empire),I can't imagine Epic is any better off in this regard.It's clearly running out of gas. Care to tell me the big 2020 EGS exclusive thus far ?
None. Last year Control, The Outer Worlds + Quantic Dream games to name a few.
Right, I forgot about Covid-19. The less EGS exclusives the better.Well they normally used the PCGamingShow at E3 to show how many titles they gobbled up, and the entire industry has had to reconfigure given the covid outbreak, so they may be sitting on some things but are waiting for an industry showcase to do so. Then again, If other devs don't know what they're doing when it comes to announcements (WB, a media empire),I can't imagine Epic is any better off in this regard.
Also, those games their publishing from the ground up, they'll be a ways off since full scale development likely hasn't been underway on any of them for more than a year
edit: Maneater is suppose to be out soon, but im I think I'm one of like 3 people on here and the other site that are looking forward to it.
When is the next Steam event that isn't a sale? I feel like that would get them the most exposure AND do it under the nose of the 'enemy'.No E3 or Gamescom for them to brag about exclusivity so I do wonder how they'll go about announcing big exclusives - if they have any left lol.
At this point I just expect Epic to shift torwards just funding games instead of buying exclusivity, which is fine.
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When is the next Steam event that isn't a sale? I feel like that would get them the most exposure AND do it under the nose of the 'enemy'.
looking on reddit and all the problems .... nah they got what they wantedJust Cause 4 free on EGS? I pity the fools
JC4 should come with W10 as a bonus for bothering to download the game at alllooking on reddit and all the problems .... nah they got what they wanted
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JC4 should come with W10 as a bonus for bothering to download the game at all
At this point I just expect Epic to shift torwards just funding games instead of buying exclusivity, which is fine.
I believe they will continue to do both. Exclusivity is Epic's long term strategy to beat Steam.
I believe they will continue to do both. Exclusivity is Epic's long term strategy to beat Steam.
"Beat Steam" in what way?
With a stick.
The only thing that has changed since the Epic store launched is that now we have Xbox games on Steam, PS4 games on Steam and they're starting to hold fucking digital conventions on Steam with Demos, panels and stuff.
So yeah... it's working.
I don't see any correlation between the two.If beating Steam means more Sony games on PC.
Then I hope Epic beats Steam.
I don't see any correlation between the two.
"Beat Steam" in what way?
The only thing that has changed since the Epic store launched is that now we have Xbox games on Steam, PS4 games on Steam and they're starting to hold fucking digital conventions on Steam with Demos, panels and stuff.
That PC World article is unbelievably dumb. Truly painful to read.I was surprised to read on the other forum that EGS only released 7 (seven!) exclusive games so far this year. No wonder they did another round of coupon giveaways earlier this year. Half of the games in their top selling list are Ubisoft games sold at dumping prices.
I guess Epic expects/expected devs and publishers to dump Steam for EGS because of their perks for developers (higher cut, free engine, free cross-platform features etc). Remember how Sweeney said the "store war" will be decided by developers and not by us as consumers?
Luckily, so far this hasn't worked out for them except for Ubisoft and 2K.
And yet we have "journalists" claiming we have Epic to thank for this
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A year in, the Epic Games Store’s fight against Steam has made PC gaming better for everyone
As the Epic Games Store turns one, we look back at a year of exclusives, free games, and—most shocking of all—how competition seems to have reinvigorated Steam.www.pcworld.com
That PC World article is unbelievably dumb. Truly painful to read.