Will Metro Exodus ever return to Steam?
Yes - Metro Exodus will return to Steam and on other store fronts after 14th February 2020.
This is a great point actually. What a scummy move.Honestly, it can't be understated how hypocritical it is to make the digital release epic store exclusive "because of the revenue share" while simulataniously still selling steamkeys in your retail copies that the publisher can generate for free.
Unless the info about retail copies containing steamkeys is actually wrong, they will literally get a bunch of free shit from valve effectively costing them (valve) money.
Sadly, retail copies activate on the EGS, not Steam.I still do hope the retail has steam key, because I want that steelbook...but only if it comes with steam key. I refuse to support Epic's disgusting practices.
I just sent email to my local retailer asking to confirm.Sadly, retail copies activate on the EGS, not Steam.
Places like CDKeys already updated their listings, and Rock Paper Shotgun posted an update confirming it as well:
Metro Exodus changes track to Epic Store exclusivity
best tweet said:My launcher for Metro Exodus:
![]()
It would suck for Steam users if the Steam build is somehow neglected, but they would also be an unfortunate sacrifice to prove how crappy the EGS moneyhat policies are.If valve wanted to be super mean they should have refunded the preorders in full. This will be a mess if they neglect even a bit the steam build.
EDIT: Also, Kotaku is a joke outlet, and don't you forget it:
You see people accuse gamers of protecting the interests of their favorite corporations over caring about their fellow human being (loot boxes, company profits, etc). But let's not forget that video game "journalists" are no friends to the average person either.
from Sherek on era:I just sent email to my local retailer asking to confirm.
If that is the case, then Epic can fuck off always and forever and I will be cancelling the shit out of that preorder. Too bad I miss out on steelbook and artbook, but I will not be jerked around by these morons.
I put journalist in quotations for a reason. Anyone who even marginally follows competitive Overwatch knows that the guy has been a hack for at least the past two years.Lmao this guy is a journalist?
Derrick01 steel yourself fam, Biomutant may become Epic Store Exclusive at thsi rate.
Corporate Vice President for Xbox.
Sadly, neither of those parties was blindsided or innocent in this.I feel bad for 4A if the rumors are true about them being blindsided by this but I wish nothing but the worst to Deep Silver. I hope THQ Nordic's CEO tightens the leash on them after this stunt.
Grayson is....no words really. The worst of the worst.Also, Kotaku is a joke outlet, and don't you forget it:
I was going to buy the game so they forced me to buy it on steam today but I honestly feel gross even doing that. I feel bad for 4A if the rumors are true about them being blindsided by this but I wish nothing but the worst to Deep Silver. I hope THQ Nordic's CEO tightens the leash on them after this stunt.
I'm so angry and disappointed about this. Metro Exodus was on top of my wistlist. But I will not support any companies involved in this kind of anti-consumer shit. So no buy for me.
Post automatically merged:
Yep, Deep Silver pulled Metro Exodus from the Windows Store as well. Hilarious.
Well at least they should've clarified it was a timed exclusive when they first said it was going to the EGS.
The funny part is, Valve could actually lower their cut, but would thereby drive everyone (Epic, Discord, key resellers, etc) even further down the ladder towards going out of business.Monopoly
![]()
CoMpEtItIOn
Just kill me.
At this point I'm ready for Valve to stop being quiet and start calling bad practices out like they did today on the Metro page.yep Valves "hands off" aproach basically let the othes to set the mood on social media
At this point I'm ready for Valve to stop being quiet and start calling bad practices out like they did today on the Metro page.
Journalists and their "hyper-toxic pro-consumer" whining headlines be damned.
It's funny that even the Russians are talking about pirating and they have a cultural love for the Metro series. Going to be an interesting year for Metro, wondering how it will sell and if this will burn them, making them reluctant to do this in the future.
Doesn't bug me anyways. I'll wait a year, get the fully patched version and all the DLC released plus for like 33-50% off. They lose money in the end, all part of the plan I guess...![]()
Time to make this our reality!
[IMG='width:314px;']https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/cutting_edge.png[/IMG]
If they implement Denuvo even after this is going to be a major oof.
It's funny that even the Russians are talking about pirating and they have a cultural love for the Metro series. Going to be an interesting year for Metro, wondering how it will sell and if this will burn them, making them reluctant to do this in the future.
Doesn't bug me anyways. I'll wait a year, get the fully patched version and all the DLC released plus for like 33-50% off. They lose money in the end, all part of the plan I guess...![]()
Epic went from awesome to complete shit in my eyes very quickly.
Hmm tis and odd choice but I'm guessing ther ewas some very lucrative money being handed upfront which would easily help swing the choice to focus on Epic 1 year exclusivity which isn't tooo bad for an exclusive deal.
But odd for the PC market and even more odd considering they have been pre-selling on Steam for a while and will now need to maintain two builds of the game.
I'm somewhat indifferent as it isn't a game I care all that much about but still slightly worrying that Epic is picking up a few of these exclusivity deals with larger publishers.
Only winning move for Valve at this point is to allow all porn games regardless of content. Do it, Gaben-chan.
Only winning move for Valve at this point is to allow all porn games regardless of content. Do it, Gaben-chan.
... and they're probably also just warming up now ... it's only gonna get worse
Wow at that tweet, what the fuck is happening. Sure steam has its bad elements as any other place, but generally all those "pro consumer toxicity" things have been pretty awesome part of steam.