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> this will be a major blow to steam we'll see. i'm in no hurry to rush out and buy anything that isn't on Steam. all these articles talk about the cut Epic wi
by guitarbill 8y ago
> this will be a major blow to steam
we'll see. i'm in no hurry to rush out and buy anything that isn't on Steam. all these articles talk about the cut Epic will take, but as a customer, I couldn't care less. what i do care about is e.g. Steam's excellent return policy. maybe i'm just getting old and am not that interested in games, but i'm happy to pass up games if they aren't on Steam.
i'd venture a guess that Steam and Epic Games Store may not be competing for quite the same market; Steam is likely to remain dominant for PC gaming (maybe rightly so, they have worked hard to get there), and Epic Games Store might focus more on mobile gaming instead. so it's a bigger threat to the App Store/Google Play than Steam IMO.
- my_usernam3 8y ago> maybe i'm just getting old and am not that interested in games I'm in the same boat, but don't underestimate the number of eyeballs of moldable children fortnite is getting right now. Would steam be the client it is today without the masses from Counterstrike? I think this will take a big piece of the growing pie that is game sale.
- EamonnMR 8y agoThe popularity of Fortnite means that there's already a huge install base on PC. As a customer I don't like to see total vertical integration of platform and engine tech-I don't want to see Unreal go the way of Source, and I don't want to see Unity squeezed out.
- beerlord 8y agoDon't forget that Epic has built-in 5% affiliate commissions, which they will cover for the first 24 months. This whole thing will get huge advertising and popular support, developers will just need to take advantage of it. I'm sure there will be some great exclusive games on there too.