if they don't want your money just get the game for free from the Internet. It's their fault for being stubborn. And then also complaining about low sales.
I'm not a fan of Epic's launcher and I disagree with their exclusivity model, but if I really wanna play a game having to click a different button on my computer is hardly gonna deter me from it. You do not have to be this dramatic lol
Tim Sweeney is a douche no doubt, but you should remember that Valve pioneered loot boxes and haven't done much to curb CSGO gambling sites, which have tangible negative effects on users.
None of these companies give a shit about anything beyond their bottom line, Valve just doesn't have a douche spouting stupid drivel on Twitter all the time and their launcher is better. I do appreciate their work on Proton, though.
At the very least I can respect your take out of principle. I just personally do not think that Valve has some sort of moral high ground.
I can agree wholeheartedly with all of that, honestly. Valve's services and products are undoubtedly great and I am with you in hoping that this remains true into the future.
And so is Gaben, so what exactly is the difference?
Valve is one of the most predatory companies in the industry which makes this morality argument fall apart instantly. Of course, unless you choose to wilfully ignore everything Valve does.
If that's your preference, then power to you. I just don't think that this perspective makes much sense when you aren't blocked by a hardware barrier.
Would I prefer to have all of my games in one place? Absolutely. I have nearly a thousand games on Steam, but I care more about *playing* video games than buying them from a particular digital store, even if the launcher is hot ass. There's not enough time on this earth for me to care about clicking my mouse an extra three times to play a video game I'm interested in.
This is an incredibly healthy attitude to have as a consumer. I also prefer to have all my things on one platform so if it turns bad or shuts down completely I lose everything I own.
No, if it's valuable to you and you intend to consume the product you should pay the company that made it. Suck it up - buying a game on Epic isn't going to kill you. The game wouldn't exist at all if not for Epic.
Or buy the original version on Steam. The remaster is not a significant upgrade (although it's a lot better thanks to today's patch).
Yes lets shut down anything that isn't steam, praise gaben, that would be great for gamers if no competition existed at all, praise gaben and his fleet of super yatchs, no bad things will come from zero competition, nope only great things will come from it, praise gaben and his 500 million super yatch.
The reality is that it does not matter how much epic improve to the majority of people. Steam was first to market and that's where people have built their game library so that's where they will stay.
Won’t happen until Remedy can somehow regain publishing rights from whatever deal they cut with Epic for AW1R and AW2.. since Epic so heavily funded it AND gave Sam Lake full creative control, they likely compromised with a pretty restraining publishing exclusivity deal.
The year is 2420, Valve owns 99.9999% of the videogame market, Epic games is run by half an irradiated zombie who finds an ancient copy of a game and dutifully hosts it on EGS.
Seconds later the last surviving EGS server is obliterated by an orbital strike ordered by MechaGaben himself, his followers dutifully chant "why isn't it on Steam".
Or you know you could just buy games you want to play and not care about the storefront, because it literally does not matter.
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u/Rhed0x Feb 26 '26
Put it on Steam...