Epic is in fact planning to buy third-party exclusives for their new store: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/12/epic-undercuts-steam-with-new-store-that-giv

Epic is in fact planning to buy third-party exclusives for their new store: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/12/epic-undercuts-steam-with-new-store-that-gives-devs-more-money/ https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/12/epic-undercuts-steam-... > Sweeney told Ars that the company plans to "start small" and will "sometimes fund developers to release games exclusively through the store," Sweeney told Ars.