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> or never reach feature parity with Steam To some extent this is intentional. Epic Game's market research culminated in a decision to include fewer social fea
by gnode 7y ago
> or never reach feature parity with Steam
To some extent this is intentional. Epic Game's market research culminated in a decision to include fewer social features, and less visual clutter than Steam.
Epic Games seems to be competing more on the back-end, offering better rates and licensing to developers in return for distribution exclusivity, rather than the front-end with features for users. That said, as a user, I appreciate the minimalism of EGS.
- dleslie 7y agoThat decision was more than a little contentious; some developers hated the store-supplied user product reviews and forums, and Epic wooed them over by rejecting those features for allowing too much toxicity. As an old fart, developer and gamer, I don't feel much sympathy for those who are wooed by intentional ignorance. Personally, I will not buy products without reading user reviews; and I find that most professional reviews aren't worth the bandwidth to download.