I don't think it's a bad thing, necessarily. I do think anyone who thinks they can take on Steam at this juncture is fooling themselves, though. Epic did ever

I don't think it's a bad thing, necessarily. I do think anyone who thinks they can take on Steam at this juncture is fooling themselves, though. Epic did everything the article suggested and it's still not close to the point where a significant fraction of the gaming audience would consciously choose an Epic release over a Steam one.