Nothing more disappointing to me than seeing a game I might enjoy... and then it's only available on PC on Epic Games store. Why can't it be available on Epic, Xbox game store and Steam? It's so annoying, like you have no choice but to use Epic... which I would literally do ANYTHING not to use.
EGS buyers can beta test it for me, that's fine.
Steam, Epic, GOG, it’s all the same to me. I’m not gonna fanboy over one platform and miss out on a game. That’s just ridiculous.
I think don't it's as much fanboyism over steam and more unfanboyism over epic games
I just wait until the exclusivity expires and then wait for it to go on deep discount because at that point I've moved on.
I wish Valve would get off their ass and make games again so they'd have a proper engine to rival UE5.
Half of Epic's gamestore wouldn't exist if this was the 2000s when people were flocking to the source engine because it was free and heavily modded
I don't mind. Fewer choices. It's only on Epic? It doesn't exist.
I've never had any issues with pirating said games myself
I get it being annoying... But why is it such a deal breaker? If the game is good, why not just install it, play the game, leave it when you're done?
The other storefronts have some cool features (namely gamepass for xbox and all of steamworks and the app stuff for steam), but it doesn't really matter if the game doesn't use em.
what is the problem with epic? I like the weekly free games
I prefer steam, I'd like to be able to choose what platform I buy a game on. Outside of just not wanting a 5th launcher because I hate having a billion launchers, Steam has many features the EGS doesn't have. Free cloud save backups and screenshot backups, steam workshop for mods, remote play together, game streaming, etc. I also really like steam having player reviews too.
Just circle back in a year and buy at a discount on steam XD.
Think of it as a "this game is not yet available for purchase" seal. It may also mean "we know our game is not up to standards (it wouldn't sell well on Steam), so we chose to let idiots at epic decide if they want to pay for it, and hey it worked so that's something".
I haven't created an epic account even for the free games I don't care how many awesome games they give out for free. Fuck Epic
It doesn't upset me. It helps me decide which games to avoid wasting my time and money on.
So I own some games on epic store cause they were free and I said fuck it I’ll sign up for free games.
Haven’t installed the epic games store yet, and it’s been years. The benefits don’t outweigh the drawbacks, clearly.
There's always one more option. In fact, this is the only instance I find myself using that other option now-a-days.
Steam le good, Epic le bad. Amirite? Updoots pls.
Available on both Apple and Google stores? That's a near instant pass to me, too.
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