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Ashen is way way cheaper in the Norwegian Steam store compared to the Epic Store that uses euro in Norway.
Game is 40€ on EGS which iss about 404 NOK.
Steam uses NOK so the game is 279 NOK there (base price) which is 27,5€, but the launch discount makes it 22€.
Hahahahaha.
Game is 40€ on EGS which iss about 404 NOK.
Steam uses NOK so the game is 279 NOK there (base price) which is 27,5€, but the launch discount makes it 22€.
Hahahahaha.
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I didn't. Something happened and the post you are talking about was about Ashen not using steam cloud.why did you post this again?
A Left 4 Dead VR would certainly be the final straw for most of my friends, assuming Half-Life: Alyx doesn't do it.
Do you ever browse your Steam library wondering what the hell half of these games are? I just looked into the abyss.
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I was actually very open-minded about it, because when the animation series Extreme Ghostbusters was released, I skipped it (I was pissed because the original characters, as featured in The Real Ghostbusters, were gone, and I disliked the "edgy" characters and look), and when a few years later I finally watched it, I... loved it!
They managed to combine a cast of characters from very diverse backgrounds (a latino, a goth chick, an handicapped teenager, a "brainy" black character) with old favourites Egon and Janine (plus the rest of the original gang comes back for a two-part episode that is pretty awesome), and make a very interesting, and likeable team.
So yeah, I learned my lesson with Extreme Ghostbusters, and I was very open-minded about the new film, and even went to watch it on a midnight session on my birthday!
I found the film to be a complete disaster. Kate McKinnon is easily the only thing going for it. Even the cameos from the original cast were very clumsy.
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Thanks Tim and EGS....
Not only that the game is also out ok N/S and that version has cloud saves according to it's eShop page....
Thanks Tim and EGS....
EGS = $53cadit's out ... DLC not included ... not even a fucking "complete edition" package with additional discount
Steam w/ Discount = $36cad
Base Steam = $45cad
Man I sure love being able to use a platform that actually supports my currency
Also the EGS price is raw conversion. Its probably actually $54 or $55.
I... I don't understand what your issue here is. I just did exactly this a few days ago (had OS on a 850 samsung, installed fresh OS to a new nvme). As long as you are booting from the new drive (I assume it has priority on bios) the old drive with the old install should show up like any regular extra drive. You just need to open it with admin privileges and you can pull as many files from it as you want. It also shouldn't have C: as designated letter anymore, considering the new drive automatically got C: from the fresh install.
I just went in there, pulled all my files (I backed them up first to another drive + cloud just in case) and then formatted, and is now the boot drive in another PC.
Or maybe I'm not understanding you here...
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Ashen is currently the 11th most sold title on my Steam page, higher than stuff like Halo: Reach, Age of Empires II, GTA V, the upcoming Monster Hunter expansion, (...).
So yeah, gamers have spoken (or are speaking): it pays off to sign an exclusivity deal (and pocket the money), and then a year later sell your game for pretty much the same price, people will buy it, and you'll get the best of both worlds.
So yeah, gamers have spoken (or are speaking): it pays off to sign an exclusivity deal (and pocket the money), and then a year later sell your game for pretty much the same price, people will buy it, and you'll get the best of both worlds.
Eh I say let us see how long it stays in top sellers TBH.
If anything it shows that EGS hasn't won some consumers over.
If anything it shows that EGS hasn't won some consumers over.
But it's kinda of a shitty thing in both ways:Ashen is currently the 11th most sold title on my Steam page, higher than stuff like Halo: Reach, Age of Empires II, GTA V, the upcoming Monster Hunter expansion, (...).
So yeah, gamers have spoken (or are speaking): it pays off to sign an exclusivity deal (and pocket the money), and then a year later sell your game for pretty much the same price, people will buy it, and you'll get the best of both worlds.
Dev takes EGS exclusive money, releases on Steam 1 year later, good sales numbers on Steam, devs wins.
Dev takes EGS exclusive money, releases on Steam 1 year later, shitty sales numbers, they say "see, good thing we took EGS money", devs win.
However, if an EGS exclusive sells good and perhaps even better than on EGS, it also shows that people are willing to wait for Steam release.
That's certainly some logic. I'll be sure to check it out when it's $8 again.
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Life is Strange 2 is the most important game of 2019
Life is Strange 2 is a game about familial bonds, power dynamics, adulthood, and an intolerant, hypocritical America.
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yes ... yes, it is!
play it!!!
I guess it is a game by game basis. I’m sure nobody is dying to play that weird fighting game whose creator was pissing people off on Twitter.
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Exactly. Which, means, all the more reason to sign further exclusivity deals.
Games usually don't have the luxury of "launching" twice.
These games apparently will have them.
If they made their money a year ago, and are still able to sell the game pretty much at full price a year later, and still have healthy sales, what's deterring them from signing further deals?
I'm not going to tell anyone what to do with their money, but it really sucks to see some developers being rewarded for shitty practices, while most indie developers (those who didn't "win" the EGS lottery) have a single launch, and are soon after forgotten, and a year later they are selling next to nothing, even on bundles or discounted prices.
Checking around on the web, seems like the EGS version of Ashen never received cloud saves either. However, as cloud saves needs to be manually activated on EGS due to the lack of backend, it doesn't excuse that activating Steam cloud saves is almost as pressing a button in Steamworks from what Ive been told before.
how many games have we had come to steam from egs exclusive so far?
have they still be trying to sell those for full prices?
have they still be trying to sell those for full prices?
Looks like you were right.
By the way did any one get the Humble Bundle from a month ago and that has an extra key for the first Frog Detective game? I'm willing to trade
Uhh I dont remember and the EGS is so shitty it doesnt have a proper Fighting category
Omen of Sorrow.
Tried finding the title without opening EGS. It was difficult but doable.
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I have too much free time.
you may be right. maybe im just thinking of ones that are coming up on steam releases then
Ashen is 5th on global best seller.
Wonder if it has already overtaken EGS sales.
Wonder if it has already overtaken EGS sales.
There are 2 best seller lists (both based on revenue, not copies sold), regional and global.
I would hazard a guess that Ashen being one of the first exclusives, being the shiny new thing, sold a little bit.
Now Paranoia, I say it should outsell its EGS version in 3 seconds.
Bigger news is, this game got DLC? Never heard before.it's out ... DLC not included ... not even a fucking "complete edition" package with additional discount
I don't know personally, but I have dealt with him few years back (sold some anime cards for paypal). I assume he'd craft those on alts, to avoid market restriction, to be first to sell backgrounds to weaboos.I sometimes buy trading cards from the Market to complete sets, and I have noticed that I often purchase them from some private profiles with similar names. They all seem to be part of a bot network, run by a Finnish (maybe you know him, madjoki?). A few of his bots have a higher Steam level than me.
It turns out the "king" has more than a thousand euros worth of gems in his inventory. Who are these guys? lmao
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That's both sad and good. Sad because going EGS exclusive is working out for Annapurna, but good because it proves that many people don't want to use EGS.
Still boggles my mind how one single game can push such expensive enthusiast hardware.Top sellers last week, In case you wondered ^^
Even something remotely similar happening on consoles would lead to fanboys gushing themselves to oblivion.
Yep, have my eyes on it for a while. What's most interesting is unlike many other games that feature physical destruction, here it's the main gameplay pillar. Could become highly replayable if there's workshop support.
I can see people not wanting to use a PC for gaming for various reasons. Don't want to add long cables, put the PC in the living room, friends on place etc..
But this argument that it's too complicated was always the weirdest one. Ironically, thinking it's difficult is a self-burn how inept one is rather than a jab at PC gaming. Whatever floats their boat I guess.
Bit of a shame Ashen is in the global top sellers
Bioshock 2 is probably the better game of the trilogy. Infinite, I couldnt wait for the game to be over.
I would take a guess that the majority simply don't care and just waited for the Steam release to buy it.
The press release focuses a lot on narrative and world-building aspects. Could be they revert from the more action-oriented, stream-lined direction Infinite took.
Or at least I hope so. Compared to BS1, Infinite felt more restrictive in its ability system. Not even gonna go into underwhelming zipping across world aspect and painfully small weapon inventory.
Finally. I was hoping devs would implement an ASCII mode in their games
And it's also on sale atm. 75% for Ep1 and 51% for the whole season.Life is Strange 2 is the most important game of 2019
Life is Strange 2 is a game about familial bonds, power dynamics, adulthood, and an intolerant, hypocritical America.
yes ... yes, it is!
play it!!!
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I'm really happy to see VR adoption going well, I know it's not for everyone but as a VR enthusiast, I'm just really happy!
Totally understand your feeling, however I feel happy when I see games I care about doing well, I just can't avoid being optimistic
My guess is that the majority of people do not know about EGS.
In my local currency the game is around $15.Ashen is currently the 11th most sold title on my Steam page, higher than stuff like Halo: Reach, Age of Empires II, GTA V, the upcoming Monster Hunter expansion, (...).
So yeah, gamers have spoken (or are speaking): it pays off to sign an exclusivity deal (and pocket the money), and then a year later sell your game for pretty much the same price, people will buy it, and you'll get the best of both worlds.
Seems like Ashen isn’t a failure I expected it to be. I’ll lie if I say that I’m not disappointed in that fact, it basically gives devs and pubs greenlight to take Epic’s money because we have no spine and buy their crap anyway.
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