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It seems certain devs still believe that pissing off PC gamers will result in better sales 
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EOS announcement in 6 to 12 months, and I'm not talking about Epic Online Services.
Asking for 100k youtube sub when you only have 1.34k sub , I think game will be EOS before the 100k goal lolIt seems certain devs still believe that pissing off PC gamers will result in better sales
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I don't see the connection to Linux in this specific story. Am I missing something?
Linux users get their revenge.
explains the EoS added to steam build
I might be misreading, but I think EOS has been in the Steam version since day one. I have no idea why it took them nearly a year to launch on EGS, especially since Zombie Army 4 was exclusive.
I am completely guessing, but Epic spent months, likely years, beta testing self-publishing and some of the unexplained delays may be a result of their self-publishing tools that some devs/pubs are trialling. Still, I do not think this is the reason why SE5 was so late as I imagine after a certain point, Epic would go ahead and add the game manually on behalf of the dev/pub if it was going to result in missing out on a simultaneous launch.
The only other plausible explanation is Steam signed a 9 month exclusivity agreement
I saw someone on Reddit insist Valve is doing secret Steam exclusive deals. The truth is out there.The only other plausible explanation is Steam signed a 9 month exclusivity agreement
Over the last few years, I've seen multiple people insisting that Valve does exclusive deals, but if that was the case then it would have leaked.
I don’t get why anyone signs these deals. The fact that you sign them becomes leverage for the developers/publishers to get more out of you.
Look at how EGS has cratered since they stopped signing them.
If Valve signed an exclusive that’d be the end of Steam. All the AAAs would want a slice of the pie.
Look at how EGS has cratered since they stopped signing them.
If Valve signed an exclusive that’d be the end of Steam. All the AAAs would want a slice of the pie.
While I highly doubt Valve does exclusives, I wouldn't be surprised if they gave special commission rates for the biggest publishers (i.e. MS, EA, Activision and Sony) since they have substantial market power and can be successful enough (but not as successful) without Steam. Even Sony gives Activision a special rate for Call of Duty on Playstation.
Including Epic’s own games, players spent $820M in 2022, down 2% from 2021.
-2% in money spent on the store. Aren't these things supposed to grow to show a healthy business?
Damn they launched Fall Guys on egs and did a big f2p push that seemed to bring in a lot of new players and their revenue still declined lol
I mean considering their top 5 games includes 3 F2P games and another game that they gave away previously which is also mtx heavy, PLUS the bottom tier of note includes titles like cyberpunk and god of war etc the sales units must be DIRE
Hundreds of new games but a decline in revenue? I'm not sure this is the best info to spread at the day self publishing tools are being launched. I mean, why would devs bother...
I mean, the middle tier includes Saint Rows 5 (well reboot or w/e) and we know that game bombed ...
If third-party grew, but overall spending declined...
That means their own games like Fortnite, Rocket League, Fall Guys, publishing, etc had a massive downturn.
That means their own games like Fortnite, Rocket League, Fall Guys, publishing, etc had a massive downturn.
Epic launches self-publishing tools, calls out Valve again: 'Steam has created a real problem for the industry' | PC Gamer
He's complaining about steamworks here and while he's not technically wrong, it is a deviously great lock in strategy that raised steam to new heights around a decade ago, it did so in a way that also benefited the consumer by lowering prices through retailer competition.
So really this comes across as a salty bitch being upset that their competitor is just too good and they can't find a way to outdo them. Kinda reminds me of when EGS first arrived and some of us wondered "why does steam NEED competition?" If things are going great and people are happy that tells me there uhhh...isn't a problem that needs solving?
He's complaining about steamworks here and while he's not technically wrong, it is a deviously great lock in strategy that raised steam to new heights around a decade ago, it did so in a way that also benefited the consumer by lowering prices through retailer competition.
So really this comes across as a salty bitch being upset that their competitor is just too good and they can't find a way to outdo them. Kinda reminds me of when EGS first arrived and some of us wondered "why does steam NEED competition?" If things are going great and people are happy that tells me there uhhh...isn't a problem that needs solving?
Holy smokes, they had months to cook the numbers and they actually just went with it. It is crazy to think the store has seen more game releases has actually had overall player spend go down. Yes, third party rev went up 18%, but the number of games that have released on the store has greatly increased. This has to mean there a lot of games that are wallowing in little to no sales considering the mix of their top sellers. Oh, but do not worry folks, we will keep giving out free games as it is quite literally the only aspect of our store that nets us continued coverage (that or complaining about Steam/Apple/Google while secretly wishing we were in their position). Oh you should also not worry developers and publishers, you should totally release your game on our store with our new self-publishing tools and swim in a sea of pennies.
Imagine how good Sony must be feeling for rejecting going EGS exclusive. GoW only doing as well as old titles like Blands 3, Valhalla etc.
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They made Fall Guys F2P and added it to the EGS last summer so yeah their F2P revenue must be taking a big hit.
Hey look, another EGS butt-kissing rant against Valve from Tyler on PC Gamer
I didn’t even need to click the article to know it was written by Tim’s favourite poodle.Hey look, another EGS butt-kissing rant against Valve from Tyler on PC Gamer
An average of $1.5 per user on third-party games, to all those who said they were a bunch of freeloaderslmao
The 18% seems pretty good in my opinion, if we consider that the store had very few exclusives in 2022.
2021 -> 2022 stats
Total accounts
194m -> 230m (+18%)
Monthly Active users
62m -> 68m (+9.6%)
Free games redeemed
765m -> 700m (-8.4%)
Total accounts
194m -> 230m (+18%)
Monthly Active users
62m -> 68m (+9.6%)
Free games redeemed
765m -> 700m (-8.4%)
I'd bet dollars to donuts that's coming from Genshin.
Strongly disagree. They added Genshin payments in late 2021 and had a large number of sim-ship games like FIFA, God of War and Dying Light 2. They also expected $658 million third party revenue in 2022.
Focusing on this section:
Absolutely absurd. It's going to be the Switch all over again where games get buried under a mountain of new releases. You can use social media to help boost discovery, but ignoring discoverability on your own store is insane.
More high profile EGS exclusives incoming, including Epic published games like Alan Wake 2:
I hope every one of these exclusives bombs hard. This practice needs to die rather sooner than later.
RDR2 being timed EGS exclusive without money hatting is at rather alarming tho. Let's hope this doesn't become the norm...
I hope every one of these exclusives bombs hard. This practice needs to die rather sooner than later.
RDR2 being timed EGS exclusive without money hatting is at rather alarming tho. Let's hope this doesn't become the norm...
I find it mildy amusing that "Epic" is their lowest revenue tier.
-2% in overall revenue just means Fortnite is declining. Or no longer growing and can't carry EGS.
It makes sense since the game is getting old now but still concerning for Epic.
I expect them to monetize the fuck out of the game in the coming years. Or they are gonna make a new big game in hope of it becoming another cash cow.
They probably expected for the 3rd party stuff to carry the store by now but its clearly not the case. They need bigger games and bigger exclusives. And it all has to be consistent not just a few splashes for a few months of the year.
Also the 12% cut was always a stupid idea and its gonna keep them forever from being profitable. Wouldn't surprise me if they backtrack and up that to 20-25% in the coming years.
It makes sense since the game is getting old now but still concerning for Epic.
I expect them to monetize the fuck out of the game in the coming years. Or they are gonna make a new big game in hope of it becoming another cash cow.
They probably expected for the 3rd party stuff to carry the store by now but its clearly not the case. They need bigger games and bigger exclusives. And it all has to be consistent not just a few splashes for a few months of the year.
Also the 12% cut was always a stupid idea and its gonna keep them forever from being profitable. Wouldn't surprise me if they backtrack and up that to 20-25% in the coming years.
You know, not a single KH game has charted in their top selling games in two years (which is pretty telling)
Now this sounds more like I may be waiting at least 16 months for FFXVI. Still won’t get me to support your store though. It’s actually made me more likely to buy a PS5 instead…
I just remembered something. I was digging through the old Apple trial documents and user spending is juiced by about 10% to account for taxes. So the true third party revenue is around $320 million.
Correct.
Fortnite is getting old and Tim is trying to turn it into Roblox so it can stay relevant.
Stranger of Paradise didn't make the list either. At least we know FF16 will next year.You know, not a single KH game has charted in their top selling games in two years (which is pretty telling)