The Epic Games Store Officially Launches on Mobile Devices - IGN
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After months of waiting, Epic has finally released a mobile version of the Epic Games Store, which is now available for Android devices worldwide as well as EU iOS devices.

Honestly I know people here are against Epic, but Google Play is such garbage that I welcome the epic store on Android.

  • Nibodhika@lemmy.worldEnglish
    51·
    3 months ago

    The iOS version also has nothing to do with their lawsuit of Apple, they lost that one. It’s due to an unrelated law in the EU, which is why this is only available in the EU.

    • helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
      14·
      3 months ago

      There’s absolutely no way it is a coincidence and unrelated. Epic drew attention to it. EU followed through.

      • Nibodhika@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        3 months ago

        The EU has had digital legislations since long before that lawsuit. Or do you think Epic is also responsible for GDPR?.

        So you think that the European commission saw a lawsuit in a different country and decided “We need that” then rushed to write the entirety of DMA in less than 4 months. If you think DMA and Epic lawsuits are related the most possible order of events is that Epic saw what was going to be passed in the EU and decided to suit Apple and Google to get the same in the USA

          • Nibodhika@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            3 months ago

            Never claimed they were, I pointed out that DMA is not in a void, EU has multiple laws in that direction, DMA is an extension of GDPR.

            • helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
              11·
              3 months ago

              Never claimed they were

              I think it’s pretty clear you were implying they were somehow related when they’re clearly not.

              DMA is an extension of GDPR.

              No it is not.

              • Nibodhika@lemmy.worldEnglish
                11·
                3 months ago

                Somehow related is pretty far away from claiming they are the same thing.

                First of all they’re both consumer protection laws related to IT, which was my point that EU already has a track of enforcing these kinds of law, and it has nothing to do with one irrelevant lawsuit in the US.

                But also GDPR is a law to protect customers data, after it was enforced and people saw the big companies were not untouchable other laws started to be discussed to further regulate them. Parallel to this the DSM was being enforced, part of which has the P2B Regulations, which regulates unfair contracts and trading practices. After both of these came into effect a new law, which is essentially the child of these two, started being discussed which would regulate how large companies corner the market and other abusive practices. To think that this law has nothing to do with GDPR but instead is because of a random lawsuit some random company lost in some random country is ridiculous.

          • rowdy@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            3 months ago

            Someone already sent you the link to DMA and you responded with “coincidence”. Your logic has failed you

            • helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
              13·
              3 months ago

              I don’t need a link to the DMA. I’ve known about it since before it existed. If you think it is coincidence that it was created shortly after the Epic v Apple lawsuit while addressing the exact same problem, your logic has failed you. Still waiting on your source.

              • rowdy@lemmy.worldEnglish
                2·
                3 months ago

                No that’s the point, it’s not a coincidence. Epic games had nothing to do with the rulings of a foreign government. I’m glad we can agree.

                  • rowdy@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    2·
                    3 months ago

                    A bit hypocritical given you’ve been the one using “coincidence” as a source. What I’m trying to tell you is there is not any documented proof for what you are saying - fuck, maybe you’re right. But you can’t go around spouting “facts” because you find the timing too coincidental. There has been no mention of Epic Games in any court documentation regarding Apple’s violation of DMA.