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Gearbox founder says Epic Games Store hopes were “misplaced or overly optimistic” (arstechnica.com)

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 3 months ago (3 children)

"Famously, Steam does very little to earn the massive cut they take"

Must be why it's so successful.

[–] derpgon 52 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I kind of cracked up at "Steam does very little".

Hell, Epic does not have any social features, didn't have cart, refund process through support only, very basic search, I am not sure about cloud saves and if they don't break completely when you play offline (is there even offline mode?).

Steam, on the other hand, is constantly adding and improving features - like the new beta family sharing which is finally what an easy way to share with my GF and sister.

The only things that Epic has are free games, exclusivity, and lower fees - and that's about it. All three, as you can see, are not really hard to implement for the developer team, but easy to throw large sums of money at for a quick boost so they can boast numbers.

Fuck Epic, seriously. Money can solve lots of stuff, but not by throwing it at the wall. Meaningless.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Don't forget first party Linux support and Proton to add Linux/Mac support to many windows exclusive games.

[–] derpgon 1 points 3 months ago

Oh, completely forgot about my Steam Deck, it is just that seamless.

I also hate the other side of the coin that is against both Steam and EGS. Citing Steam doesn't "deserve your loyalty". Why not? I can't really pinpoint any particular fuckup in the 15 years I've been using it. Sure, some delays in games, updates, and other minor shit - but imagine if like game ratings broke, I am sure they'd get fixed in an hour.

Steam absolutely deserves our loyalty.