apparently .... WinStore is the open and least shady PC store
Eh?
Says the guy who is pushing EOS forcibly into peoples already bought games to harvest data.
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Eh?
Says the guy who is pushing EOS forcibly into peoples already bought games to harvest data.
Remember when epic wasn't using the steam api to get your friend list but rather took them from a file on your pc.
He'll handwave it by making some excuse about how they lose money on hardware (which is only partially true) and make some excuse about the Steam Deck being a PC so it not counting. In reality, he doesn't want to upset the companies that generate the vast majority of Epic's revenue.
Looks like everyone is shitting on Tim in the replies.
He is in complete denial and/or don't know what he is talking about
I agree. The minute Apple is f0rced to allow alternate stores (and they will once the EU Digital Markets Act is passed) is the minute Tim goes on the offense against the console companies. I hate sounding like a broken record, but we see these same arguments every time and the positions never change so here we are.
Adding something new to the conversation, Apple is going to allow alternative payment providers in South Korea. The catch is Apple will collect a 26% commission on sales, which is what anyone who followed the trial knew they would do.
He's being disingenuous and talking about multiplayer backends instead of store features. I know Steamworks has cross play as it exists in Dota Underlords, but it probably isn't as developer friendly as EOS which is why it's rarely used. I wish Valve would update their tools to more easily facilitate cross play so developers use EOS less often.
GitHub - ValveSoftware/GameNetworkingSockets: Reliable & unreliable messages over UDP. Robust message fragmentation & reassembly. P2P networking / NAT traversal. Encryption.
Reliable & unreliable messages over UDP. Robust message fragmentation & reassembly. P2P networking / NAT traversal. Encryption. - ValveSoftware/GameNetworkingSockets
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Is this like the second time something like this happens ?
Was it sniper elite last time ? or am I imagining things ?
Was it sniper elite last time ? or am I imagining things ?
Sniper Elite 5 and most likely something before that.
I came across these Twitter posts on June 21 where several people who preordered got refunds. Something must have happened behind the scenes and we can only speculate. Madden is still up for preorder on EGS so who knows.
this is really strange, i can saw 3 outcome:
-Epic want some exclusive deal (store exclusive, EOS service exclusive than steamworks), devs/pubs refused
-Devs/Pubs want to be moneyhatted for publish games on egs, even without exclsuive
-Devs/Pubs get so low revenue on egs, they don't even bother to sell the game here
-Epic want some exclusive deal (store exclusive, EOS service exclusive than steamworks), devs/pubs refused
-Devs/Pubs want to be moneyhatted for publish games on egs, even without exclsuive
-Devs/Pubs get so low revenue on egs, they don't even bother to sell the game here
reading this f1 2022 crossplay between Steam and Origin on PC
Its probably the Outcome 3 comnined with Outcome 4 aka
"Epic requires crossplay with other PC stores and devs were unable to implement it in time , so EGS launch was delyed until that time"
Its probably the Outcome 3 comnined with Outcome 4 aka
"Epic requires crossplay with other PC stores and devs were unable to implement it in time , so EGS launch was delyed until that time"
Honestly with the way things are going with EGS and the dire sales numbers we can easily figure out based on their end of year reports I could very well see Epic getting into a situation where they have to pay just to have a game on their store as a non exclusive. Honestly if that happens they really did it to themselves by paying to have games on their store in the first place.
They already payed CDPR to put Cpunk on EGS, I can definetly see pubs and devs asking for money for multistore releases or they won't bother to put it on EGS. Updating builds on multiple storefront costs time and resources, which is money for pubs and especially indies.
I know it will come off as petty, but all I can think about the recent developments involving the EGS is "schadenfreude".
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Tim pretty much got what he wanted (at least in the EU). It'll be interesting to see the fallout, especially since Apple will fight tooth and nail to keep their grip on the App Store.
No doubt Tim will launch EGS on iOS asap and start buying exclusivity for the most popular games and apps. Finally competition on mobile phones!
Tim is ready to take this challenge head onNo doubt Tim will launch EGS on iOS asap and start buying exclusivity for the most popular games and apps. Finally competition on mobile phones!
No doubt Tim will launch EGS on iOS asap and start buying exclusivity for the most popular games and apps. Finally competition on mobile phones!
If that means he spends less on paying for PC exclusives go right ahead and pay for a bunch of mobile exclusives Tim.
Well, to be fair, as you can see, there is no need for mobile to stop paid exclusivities, third party exclusivities have been going down for more than a year since their strategy switched and the ones that are popping-up no are nothing but pre-covid era deals.
I know most of those are on console, but it's still a large number. It's currently in 14th place on the EGS charts
Get back to me in 2 months if it's still anywhere near that. People like free things, getting them to stick around is another thing
Do these characters stick around or are they little events that get removed after a set time?
I can officially prove to you all that the top seller list is complete bullshit and purposely made up by Epic for promotional purposes.
Right now, The Callisto Protol is on the 14th place on the top seller list.
Problem is, the game cannot be pre-ordered. There is no price, only a "coming soon".
A game that cannot be bought is on the "top SELLLER" list.
Right now, The Callisto Protol is on the 14th place on the top seller list.
Problem is, the game cannot be pre-ordered. There is no price, only a "coming soon".
A game that cannot be bought is on the "top SELLLER" list.
Lmao. So either everything is completely made up, or at most the top 13 games in the list have sold > 0 copies and the remaining spots are filled with games selling nothing that are ordered based on some metrics to make it look better.
nah fanto just derped , there are 3 skus Callisto and only one of them (bae game) is unpreorderable
You can already buy the digital deluxe edition and day one edition.
I'm more shocked that Skull & Bones is 4th in the top sellers list.
Who on earth decided to pre-order that crap after seeing the latest footage?
Well sorry guys, when I clicked on the game, it said "coming soon". Had no idea there were more editions.
It’s not exactly a user friendly interface, so it’s an easy mistake to make.
Probably not many,I'm more shocked that Skull & Bones is 4th in the top sellers list.
Who on earth decided to pre-order that crap after seeing the latest footage?
Which is precisely why is telling that it's already ranked 4th...
Fall Guys players forced to ‘auto-buy’ items are reportedly being denied refunds | VGC
Fall Guys players are reporting that an error in the game’s store is causing them to buy items they were simply previewing and that Mediatonic is denying refunds.
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Looks like at the very least Steve from Support is going to be out of a job, because this isn't going to go away on it's own without some serious reversals on Epic/Mediatonic's part.Fall Guys players forced to ‘auto-buy’ items are reportedly being denied refunds | VGC
Fall Guys players are reporting that an error in the game’s store is causing them to buy items they were simply previewing and that Mediatonic is denying refunds.
Notice noone give a shit about the EGS summer sale since there's no coupon? 
There’s a sale?Notice noone give a shit about the EGS summer sale since there's no coupon?
This. Didn't even know there was a sale on at the moment. They usually do a bit of advertising, dont they?
These kinds of stories can escalate quickly, so it was always gonna end this way.
That said, Epic could’ve avoided this issue by not fucking the game up in the first place and having better trained customer service reps.
Then again, this is Epic, so they’re always going to be putting out fires they either started themselves or neglected to prevent.