This is not new, but it’s well sourced and easily digestible for most people. The issue is that Valve has de facto monopoly and when Epic Games (even selfishly) tried to address that issue gamers went for their throat instead of cheering.
There are small storefronts that exist in the background, but they are either indie only like itch.io, Game Jolt or run by a publisher with primarily their catalog like GOG, Origin, Uplay (or whatever it’s called now), Battle.net, etc. And even then many of them eventually become available on Steam because that’s what gamers ask for. People are too stupid to help themselves, so unless some regulations force a change, we are stuck with this.
Epic Games (even selfishly) tried to address that issue gamers went for their throat instead of cheering.
Nobody was upset that Epic was offering lower commissions. They’re upset with Epic and their exclusives, and their shitty storefronts that have extremely limited features by comparison.
Plus we all know the decreased commissions is just their way of attempting to gain market share (as the Chinese are attempting to do in every market), as opposed to just making a better product.
Steam is far from perfect, but it’s also far and away the best option we have.
Personally, among other reasons, I dont buy or play any Epic games due to their affiliation with Tencent, and by association, the CCP.
This is not new, but it’s well sourced and easily digestible for most people. The issue is that Valve has de facto monopoly and when Epic Games (even selfishly) tried to address that issue gamers went for their throat instead of cheering.
There are small storefronts that exist in the background, but they are either indie only like
itch.io, Game Jolt or run by a publisher with primarily their catalog like GOG, Origin, Uplay (or whatever it’s called now),Battle.net, etc. And even then many of them eventually become available on Steam because that’s what gamers ask for. People are too stupid to help themselves, so unless some regulations force a change, we are stuck with this.Nobody was upset that Epic was offering lower commissions. They’re upset with Epic and their exclusives, and their shitty storefronts that have extremely limited features by comparison.
Plus we all know the decreased commissions is just their way of attempting to gain market share (as the Chinese are attempting to do in every market), as opposed to just making a better product.
Steam is far from perfect, but it’s also far and away the best option we have.
Personally, among other reasons, I dont buy or play any Epic games due to their affiliation with Tencent, and by association, the CCP.
facepalm
Have you used Steam in the early days? It took 5 years before they added basic community features.
A better product means nothing if you have no users. Case in point all the enshitified platforms that still exist to this day.
Only option. That’s the ultimate issue, which you prefer to ignore.
…you mean >20 years ago? 🤦 I don’t give a shit what it was like back then, because I buy games in the present.
Make a better product and you’ll have more users. Simple as.
🤦 That’s just a blatant lie. There are dozens of other options. Who do you think you’re fooling with that lie?