I mean, to be clear, they don’t do this out of the kindness of their hearts. They used to have exclusives before they dominated the vast majority of the market. It just wouldn’t make sense for them to do now.
Steam is doing well because they made a good platform, not the other way around. Gabe Newell even came out and said that piracy is not a pricing issue, it’s a service issue, which reflects Steam’s approach. They were not even close to being the first online game store.
GOG came well after steam had established itself and, unlike Epic, they are not shitty (they don’t even have DRM at all!) so your argument just doesn’t hold up. Their launcher isn’t as good as Steam but it’s still better than Epic and you don’t even need to use it because, again, no DRM!
Also, let’s not pretend like Epic, a 32 BILLION DOLLAR COMPANY, is some tiny fledgling group: They have, and have always had, more than enough money to make a great launcher but instead they spend their budget on bribing studios with exclusivity deals, trying to bribe potential customers with free games, and of course marketing.
Meanwhile, in addition to making a good, affordable handheld gaming PC, Valve has made massive contributions to Linux gaming, virtual reality, and gaming at large.
In short: Fuck Epic lmao, the entity who is responsible for Epic being shitty is Epic itself.
Steam is doing well because they made a good platform, not the other way around.
Wrong. Steam is doing well because they invented a marketplace where other developers could sell their games with DRM and buyers could download them immediately from the comfort of their homes 20 years ago. They don’t need exclusive titles because they never had any competition.
Certainly having a good platform doesn’t hurt.
Gabe Newell even came out and said that piracy is not a pricing issue, it’s a service issue, which reflects Steam’s approach.
I don’t understand what that has to do with anything?
GOG came well after steam had established itself and, unlike Epic, they are not shitty
GoG is a side project of CDPR (much like EA or Ubisoft launcher) and I’m certain they don’t make much money, because very few developers want to sell their games DRM-free.
I mean, to be clear, they don’t do this out of the kindness of their hearts. They used to have exclusives before they dominated the vast majority of the market. It just wouldn’t make sense for them to do now.
Well, here’s the thing: If they provide a good service, good prices, and they treat their customers well, I am totally OK with them making money.
Yes but also you have to understand Epic is not in the same situation as Valve.
You’re right, one runs a shitty store and the other runs a good one.
Because one has that luxury
That’s a ridiculous take: Steam is good because they made it good. Epic is shit because they made it shit.
It’s not a luxury, it’s a choice.
Epic could have chosen to be more like Steam or even GOG, but instead they chose to be Epic.
That’s a ridiculous take. Steam doesn’t have to do the dumb shit Epic does to be competitive because they already dominate the industry.
Steam is doing well because they made a good platform, not the other way around. Gabe Newell even came out and said that piracy is not a pricing issue, it’s a service issue, which reflects Steam’s approach. They were not even close to being the first online game store.
GOG came well after steam had established itself and, unlike Epic, they are not shitty (they don’t even have DRM at all!) so your argument just doesn’t hold up. Their launcher isn’t as good as Steam but it’s still better than Epic and you don’t even need to use it because, again, no DRM!
Also, let’s not pretend like Epic, a 32 BILLION DOLLAR COMPANY, is some tiny fledgling group: They have, and have always had, more than enough money to make a great launcher but instead they spend their budget on bribing studios with exclusivity deals, trying to bribe potential customers with free games, and of course marketing.
Meanwhile, in addition to making a good, affordable handheld gaming PC, Valve has made massive contributions to Linux gaming, virtual reality, and gaming at large.
In short: Fuck Epic lmao, the entity who is responsible for Epic being shitty is Epic itself.
Wrong. Steam is doing well because they invented a marketplace where other developers could sell their games with DRM and buyers could download them immediately from the comfort of their homes 20 years ago. They don’t need exclusive titles because they never had any competition.
Certainly having a good platform doesn’t hurt.
I don’t understand what that has to do with anything?
GoG is a side project of CDPR (much like EA or Ubisoft launcher) and I’m certain they don’t make much money, because very few developers want to sell their games DRM-free.
That is Epic’s fault my guy, troll harder.
Do you have anything constructive you’d like to add to the discussion or did you just come here to lob personal insults and troll?
Bye Felicia!
Who did they pay to make their games exclusive to Steam?
The same people Epic pays.
It should be easy to provide examples of exclusivity deals they signed then.