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How would you not be in control? It's files on your drive, you can always tinker around with the software regardless of how it's installed. Their payment syste

How would you not be in control? It's files on your drive, you can always tinker around with the software regardless of how it's installed. Their payment system doesn't even support multiple cards saved at the same time, but having a checkout and using a CDN is ecommerce basics that any hobbyist can setup. That's a very low bar for UX.

judge2020 5y ago
Being able to move games, add extra library locations, scan and fix broken directories (eg. when your drive is failing and you're only able to copy 90% of the game uncorrupted) is immensely valuable. The Epic Games store doesn't have libraries nor a 'locate' feature, so if you want to move a game you have to go to the existing game folder in Windows Explorer (no Mac or Linux by the way[0]), move it to a temporary directory, start the install in the new directory, 'cancel install', move your game files to the directory the launcher just created, and then 'resume' the install. Only then can you move and have the launcher recognize the new location without having to redownload the entire game. 0: https://trello.com/b/GXLc34hk/epic-games-store-roadmap https://trello.com/b/GXLc34hk/epic-games-store-roadmap (it's not even in 'future development' which includes other long-requested features like a shopping cart from 2019)
- tracedddd 5y ago
  You can also specify custom launch parameters from the GUI.
  - alternatetwo 5y ago
    Which don't sync between computers unfortunately.
- dharmab 5y ago
  This stuff sounds basic, but it's important and a lot of stores get it wrong. I couldn't use the Windows store on my last PC because at the time it didn't let me install some games to my SSD and some to my hard drive.