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When it launched all I can remember from the press was ‘steam takes too much money from developers and we will take less’. That’s not really a selling point fo

When it launched all I can remember from the press was ‘steam takes too much money from developers and we will take less’. That’s not really a selling point for me, the person who buys games to play them. To this day I can’t name a single gamer-facing feature epic game store has over Steam that would entice me to give up 20 years of built up trust. I buy games on GOG a bunch, I buy games primarily on Steam and have a steam deck. What’s in it for me on EGS?

jackmott 3y ago
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saidinesh5 3y ago
> When it launched all I can remember from the press was ‘steam takes too much money from developers and we will take less’. In an ideal world, that means Devs would've been able to pass those savings to end users and Epic could've competed on at least game prices. Not sure if it is some price parity rule by steam (there was a lawsuit) or something else, this hasn't happened so far..
- jackvalentine 3y ago
  The publishers are just pocketing the extra cash, and why wouldn't they? Looks like even in situations where Steam isn't in play (Epic/Console exclusive games) the publishers just sell it at the same price as other platforms that take more of a cut: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/05/why-lower-platform-fees-dont-lead-to-lower-prices-on-the-epic-games-store/ https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/05/why-lower-platform-fe...
jonhohle 3y ago
Epic gives away a game (or two) every Thursday, often older AAA titles. I have over 100 games on EGS and don’t know if I’ve ever made a purchase there.
- jackvalentine 3y ago
  I don’t think free games are much of a draw once you have a stable and disposable income. Maybe all the jobless school kids and skint college kids of today will grow up to be EGS loyalists but the platform itself doesn’t do much to be ‘sticky’ when you start spending money. Most people I know have hundred game deep steam backlogs from the endless sales.

jackmott 3y ago

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saidinesh5 3y ago

> When it launched all I can remember from the press was ‘steam takes too much money from developers and we will take less’. In an ideal world, that means Devs would've been able to pass those savings to end users and Epic could've competed on at least game prices. Not sure if it is some price parity rule by steam (there was a lawsuit) or something else, this hasn't happened so far..

jackvalentine 3y ago
The publishers are just pocketing the extra cash, and why wouldn't they? Looks like even in situations where Steam isn't in play (Epic/Console exclusive games) the publishers just sell it at the same price as other platforms that take more of a cut: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/05/why-lower-platform-fees-dont-lead-to-lower-prices-on-the-epic-games-store/ https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/05/why-lower-platform-fe...

jonhohle 3y ago

Epic gives away a game (or two) every Thursday, often older AAA titles. I have over 100 games on EGS and don’t know if I’ve ever made a purchase there.

jackvalentine 3y ago
I don’t think free games are much of a draw once you have a stable and disposable income. Maybe all the jobless school kids and skint college kids of today will grow up to be EGS loyalists but the platform itself doesn’t do much to be ‘sticky’ when you start spending money. Most people I know have hundred game deep steam backlogs from the endless sales.