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People keep on saying this, but exclusives are not the same thing as a walled garden. You can install games on your PC from any source, and there are over a ha
by danShumway 6y ago
People keep on saying this, but exclusives are not the same thing as a walled garden.
You can install games on your PC from any source, and there are over a half-dozen good games distributors you can choose to shop from or sell on. And if none of them work, you can also just buy directly from the developer themselves.
If Apple allowed multiple app stores and sideloading on iOS, but pulled in a few exclusives (ie, Apple Arcade) and banned Fortnite from its official store, that would be equivalent to what Epic is doing on the PC with the Epic Store.
And that is exactly what Epic wants Apple to do -- it's a completely consistent position for them to take.
- pjmlp 6y agoSo how to do that on a PS4? Yet no lawsuit rather happy marketing demos on how well Unreal will do on PS5.
- hatenberg 6y agoThe absence of previous legal action is not an indication that a practice is legal.
- danShumway 6y agoExactly how many people does Epic have to sue before you'd be satisfied? It is perfectly fine for Epic to focus on suing the companies that are causing them the most trouble right now. Given their relative size compared to these companies, it would be stupid for them to take on everyone at once. They don't have the resources to sue every major player in the entire games industry.