Epic Games - Store announced
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Hopefully this turns out good and also popular enough to succeed. I know people will say they don't need another platform, and I would agree, but Steam sucks ass and the only thing that will make Valve do something to fix it is competition, which is lacking right now. Or not, but if this is good, I'm willing to switch.
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Yeah, this is much closer to the sort of price that I think is sensible for outsourcing digital distribution. Valve are free to charge what they like, and some people might deem it good value, but I think we'll see that the other players in the market disagree. For those that don't like more distribution clients, I'm afraid we're going to see more pop up, as companies try to get away from Valve's dominance and ludicrous cut.
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As good as some competition for Steam sounds, I dread the time when I have 12 clients installed and have to open 6 of them to find the game I wanted to play...
My thoughts exactly, Darkheart.
The time is coming when we will have to catalog the games we own in a Excel file, with one sheet for every game client and inside each sheet, the games listed in order alphabetical. We can even add a column with a boolean value showing if the game is/isn't already installed and paint the cells for the games we've finished… wait, that sounds like a good idea indeed!
The time is coming when we will have to catalog the games we own in a Excel file, with one sheet for every game client and inside each sheet, the games listed in order alphabetical. We can even add a column with a boolean value showing if the game is/isn't already installed and paint the cells for the games we've finished… wait, that sounds like a good idea indeed!
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I have desktop icons for each of the games I am currently playing so I don't need to worry about whether to open Steam, Origin, or whatever.
What I don't like is not having some games available on some stores, because not only would it mean having to shop around just to find a game but also it might mean missing games altogether.
For example, I didn't even realize until recently that Mirror's Edge Catalyst was available on PC at all since it is not on Steam (even though the first Mirror's Edge is on Steam) and I had thought it had not been ported from console to PC. It's not an important game to me but I can imagine missing out on what I might consider important, due to not having a central store to visit.
What I don't like is not having some games available on some stores, because not only would it mean having to shop around just to find a game but also it might mean missing games altogether.
For example, I didn't even realize until recently that Mirror's Edge Catalyst was available on PC at all since it is not on Steam (even though the first Mirror's Edge is on Steam) and I had thought it had not been ported from console to PC. It's not an important game to me but I can imagine missing out on what I might consider important, due to not having a central store to visit.
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Well seems my prediction is coming true. Wonder who will be next?
tekulte
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What do you find bad about Steam? I play a ton of games through Steam and never have issues.
Carnifex
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Well, I didn't see this coming at all. Like others, I really don't want fifty different platforms sitting on my hard drive, but assuming they plan on confronting steam directly, it should be quite an epic battle.
As a consumer I say: hurray for competition. It should be good for the developers as well, I would think. Hopefully they will allow PayPal.
While I do like Steam as a user I think their 30% take is ridiculous. I do not like the idea of having several different launchers, but on the other hand that's still more convenient than having a shelf full of boxes with discs or CD's...
skally_wag
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It was a shock for me that they take 30% I had no idea.
As much as I agree not having shelf room, I do miss unwrapping and opening the boxes, I miss the lovely manuals that I used to sit and read for hours, I miss that excitement.
I dunno, I think Epic Games might not make much of a splash as some may think.
1. Many steam users will stay loyal to steam. Despite the odd complaint here and there, steam is very popular among many (if not most) gamers. It's very convenient to have your games all centralized and collected in one place. Plus, steam is very good in "community" aspects, which Epic Games is not going to provide - see next point.
2. Epic Games has drawbacks. They will have no game forums at all for their games. None! So if you want to get help or have a question about a game, like you can on steam, nope, sorry, you are out of luck. What a great service model by Epic Games! (sarcasm)
3. Epic Games is all about "games as a service" model. Yep, the model most old school gamers seem to really hate. So, keep in mind if you decide to become a customer you will be supporting that business model full force. I think some gamers will refuse to support Epic Games just based on this philosophy.
4. Epic Games is owned by a Chinese company. By the name of Tencent. So if number 3 isn't enough to put some gamers off, then this may do the trick. I know its not popular to talk about in the mass media these days, *cough* (I wonder why...) but China is a Communist controlled country. Many Americans will have a problem supporting that, in my opinion anyway. (though, that said, some on the left will have no problems and even be eager to support them)
1. Many steam users will stay loyal to steam. Despite the odd complaint here and there, steam is very popular among many (if not most) gamers. It's very convenient to have your games all centralized and collected in one place. Plus, steam is very good in "community" aspects, which Epic Games is not going to provide - see next point.
2. Epic Games has drawbacks. They will have no game forums at all for their games. None! So if you want to get help or have a question about a game, like you can on steam, nope, sorry, you are out of luck. What a great service model by Epic Games! (sarcasm)
3. Epic Games is all about "games as a service" model. Yep, the model most old school gamers seem to really hate. So, keep in mind if you decide to become a customer you will be supporting that business model full force. I think some gamers will refuse to support Epic Games just based on this philosophy.
4. Epic Games is owned by a Chinese company. By the name of Tencent. So if number 3 isn't enough to put some gamers off, then this may do the trick. I know its not popular to talk about in the mass media these days, *cough* (I wonder why...) but China is a Communist controlled country. Many Americans will have a problem supporting that, in my opinion anyway. (though, that said, some on the left will have no problems and even be eager to support them)
khaight
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There is some tension between "I want Steam to have more competition" and "I don't want more than one digital storefront/game client". If you insist on only have one client, then you've given that client a monopoly on your business. If you want to support a Steam competitor, you have to actually use something other than Steam.
Or I suppose you could try the free rider strategy, encouraging other people to use Steam competitors so you can benefit from Steam's improved behaviour without putting your time and money where your mouth is.
Or I suppose you could try the free rider strategy, encouraging other people to use Steam competitors so you can benefit from Steam's improved behaviour without putting your time and money where your mouth is.
gabrielarantest
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The competition is good, but I don't like the idea of another bloatware hanging around on my pc..
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Coming soon: "The Overseer" is a software management program that knows all of the digital games you own and which client/storefront they're on. With just a few clicks you can find the game you're looking for and launch it without having to sift through a dozen different clients and platforms.
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Exactly...I see what is in the deal for the game developer, but what's in it for me, the pc gamer??
Not seeing any good answers to that question. Why would I abandon Steam, to go to Epic Games?
(besides helping a Chinese company, which is good enough reason for some America hating lefties, of course
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