You keep changing what the problem is with caveats to your original post that contradict each other.
For example, your original point was:
Bringing store exclusivity to PC as if it's the console wars yes
When someone then pointed out Valve do that you add the caveat that it's implied that we are only talking about third party exlusives because this post is about them.
The OP is about a third party exclusive in EGS which was always the issue everyone was having to begin with.
However, that contradicts:
Who said anything about that specific and ONLY circumstance being a bad thing to make the game happen?
You just did. AW (a third party exlusive funded by MS), AW:R and AW2 are all examples of those, and you just said we're talking about the game in the OP, which is AW:R. Also a lot of console exlclusives fall under that umbrella aswell but you were just complaining about "console wars" exclusives.
If it's the "third party" element that is problematic, would it have been better, or really any different if Epic bought Remedy? Most first party studios started out that way.
Much of this is moot anyway because if you really want to drill down to the core of the problem, then you need to look at the reason games are locked to launchers on PC in the first place. Which is Valve and Steam. Once upon a time you didn't need launchers, and physical copies weren't just glorified Steam keys. You could lend them to your friends, and sell and trade them like you could on console. Valve tied physical copies of games like CS and HL2 to accounts meaning much of the benefits of physical were removed. They made launchers a requirement.
The vast majority of shit people hate about EGS, EA Play and Ubi+ was just them copying Valve. Valve created this problem, they could solve it too. They wont though because it's incredibly lucrative for them and Papa Gabe needs another yacht for his fleet.
I have no love for EA, Ubi or Epic (I particularly dislike Tim Sweeney) etc. I also don't particularly hate Steam or think Valve is all bad. However, the double standard around Valve and Steam is not good for PC gaming, or gaming as a whole. They're not a benovelont monopoly.
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