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> I can hardly wait to use Amazon App Store to install Amazon and then open up the Epic Game Store to install random game and then open up EA Game Store to inst

by mdoms 6y ago

> I can hardly wait to use Amazon App Store to install Amazon and then open up the Epic Game Store to install random game and then open up EA Game Store to install random game and then open up Facebook App Store to install Facebook and then open up the Apple App Store to install the Blizzard App Store to install Hearthstone and then go back to the Apple App Store and update the Blizzard App Store so I can get the latest Hearthstone updates. This is how life is as a PC gamer and it's.... actually good. Who cares if you need to open multiple stores? That is the smallest possible inconvenience, and in exchange we get an insanely competitive marketplace where consumers are regularly given free games and deep, deep discounts to lure them into competing stores. Would you prefer every city had one car yard? Is it a major hardship for you to have to go to different car yards for Fords and Nissans?

blibble 6y ago
most of them you can configure to exit after starting a game too
parasubvert 6y ago
Most iPhone users do not want to open multiple stores. We like and want Apple's curation. This is why Epic's position is a very difficult anti-trust argument: Apple is aligned with what many customers actually want.
- hajile 6y ago
  The creation of multiple stores doesn't mean you have to use them... Just vote with your wallet and stick with that store. Android has a half-dozen stores available, but how many people are using stores outside of the official one?
dubcanada 6y ago
What's a car yard? I assume based on the context a dealer? And yes I would love to go to a mall with all the different cars available. Would make it easier to see all available options and pick the best one for me (rather then pick the best one from Ford for me).
jvzr 6y ago
> This is how life is as a PC gamer and it's.... actually good. Who cares if you need to open multiple stores? I do. I hate it with passion. Launchers have to be updated, games have to be updated; they all have different UX, work better or worse than the other. Let me have just Steam and regulate Valve so that they don't abuse their position, and I'll be fine thank you.
- neogodless 6y ago
  > just Steam and regulate Valve Welcome to the world where you can only use government approved software!
  - parasubvert 6y ago
    Worked for the telephone system for 75 years....
- colinmhayes 6y ago
  Imagine hating something so trivial that provides real tangible benefits so much.
  - katbyte 6y ago
    it's not trivial? its multiple accounts and multiple things to install and juggle - not everyone has the latest and greatest computer. Not to mention are you 100% sure those stores and your purchases will continue to exist longer than steam ect? regardless, I hate it too but i really don't care, companies like EA and epic can do whatever they want and i just don't install or play games not on steam or the ps4 stores and move on with my life.
    - danShumway 6y ago
      > Not to mention are you 100% sure those stores and your purchases will continue to exist longer than steam ect This is more of people complaining about DRM and acting like giving Steam a monopoly over the market is a solution. If you're worried about a company going under and you losing your purchases, the solution to that problem is to not tie game access to an account. People are looking at a clearly inferior system and saying, "it's OK, Valve will do such a good job that I won't notice the flaws." You don't have a problem with too much store diversity, you have a problem with DRM and the constant need for you to have a good-standing Steam account and a computer running their client in order for you to access any of your games. But Steam is only a solution to your problem if the company never goes out of business, never bans you, never starts doing shady stuff, never gets overshadowed by competitor... those are not safe bets for you to make.
matwood 6y ago
> This is how life is as a PC gamer and it's.... actually good. You just reminded me one of the many reasons I stopped PC gaming and either casual game on mobile or use a console.
xondono 6y ago
>This is how life is as a PC gamer and it's.... actually good. Are you kidding? Because it just takes a look at how bad the EA store is to realize it sucks. Yeah, you don't use it, but you know who does? every single person playing Sims. You'd be amazed how many "Why does the Sims 4 doesn't work anymore on my mac?" calls I've got...

by mdoms 6y ago

blibble 6y ago

most of them you can configure to exit after starting a game too

parasubvert 6y ago

Most iPhone users do not want to open multiple stores. We like and want Apple's curation. This is why Epic's position is a very difficult anti-trust argument: Apple is aligned with what many customers actually want.

hajile 6y ago
The creation of multiple stores doesn't mean you have to use them... Just vote with your wallet and stick with that store. Android has a half-dozen stores available, but how many people are using stores outside of the official one?

dubcanada 6y ago

What's a car yard? I assume based on the context a dealer? And yes I would love to go to a mall with all the different cars available. Would make it easier to see all available options and pick the best one for me (rather then pick the best one from Ford for me).

jvzr 6y ago

> This is how life is as a PC gamer and it's.... actually good. Who cares if you need to open multiple stores? I do. I hate it with passion. Launchers have to be updated, games have to be updated; they all have different UX, work better or worse than the other. Let me have just Steam and regulate Valve so that they don't abuse their position, and I'll be fine thank you.

neogodless 6y ago
> just Steam and regulate Valve Welcome to the world where you can only use government approved software!
- parasubvert 6y ago
  Worked for the telephone system for 75 years....
colinmhayes 6y ago
Imagine hating something so trivial that provides real tangible benefits so much.
- katbyte 6y ago
  it's not trivial? its multiple accounts and multiple things to install and juggle - not everyone has the latest and greatest computer. Not to mention are you 100% sure those stores and your purchases will continue to exist longer than steam ect? regardless, I hate it too but i really don't care, companies like EA and epic can do whatever they want and i just don't install or play games not on steam or the ps4 stores and move on with my life.
  - danShumway 6y ago
    > Not to mention are you 100% sure those stores and your purchases will continue to exist longer than steam ect This is more of people complaining about DRM and acting like giving Steam a monopoly over the market is a solution. If you're worried about a company going under and you losing your purchases, the solution to that problem is to not tie game access to an account. People are looking at a clearly inferior system and saying, "it's OK, Valve will do such a good job that I won't notice the flaws." You don't have a problem with too much store diversity, you have a problem with DRM and the constant need for you to have a good-standing Steam account and a computer running their client in order for you to access any of your games. But Steam is only a solution to your problem if the company never goes out of business, never bans you, never starts doing shady stuff, never gets overshadowed by competitor... those are not safe bets for you to make.

matwood 6y ago

> This is how life is as a PC gamer and it's.... actually good. You just reminded me one of the many reasons I stopped PC gaming and either casual game on mobile or use a console.

xondono 6y ago

>This is how life is as a PC gamer and it's.... actually good. Are you kidding? Because it just takes a look at how bad the EA store is to realize it sucks. Yeah, you don't use it, but you know who does? every single person playing Sims. You'd be amazed how many "Why does the Sims 4 doesn't work anymore on my mac?" calls I've got...