Personal computing discussed
Concupiscence wrote:If you expect a company craven enough to bribe publishers into exclusivity on its inferior platform to have your best interests at heart in the long term, you deserve what's coming to you. When I hear "Epic exclusive," I hear "company that isn't getting my money." Another one bites the dust.
Concupiscence wrote:If you expect a company craven enough to bribe publishers into exclusivity on its inferior platform to have your best interests at heart in the long term, you deserve what's coming to you. When I hear "Epic exclusive," I hear "company that isn't getting my money." Another one bites the dust.
NTMBK wrote:Concupiscence wrote:If you expect a company craven enough to bribe publishers into exclusivity on its inferior platform to have your best interests at heart in the long term, you deserve what's coming to you. When I hear "Epic exclusive," I hear "company that isn't getting my money." Another one bites the dust.
Yeah, because I'm sure that the company skimming 30% off the top of the PC market has consumers' best interests at heart.
NTMBK wrote:Concupiscence wrote:If you expect a company craven enough to bribe publishers into exclusivity on its inferior platform to have your best interests at heart in the long term, you deserve what's coming to you. When I hear "Epic exclusive," I hear "company that isn't getting my money." Another one bites the dust.
Yeah, because I'm sure that the company skimming 30% off the top of the PC market has consumers' best interests at heart.
Voldenuit wrote:Developers and publishers are not looking out for you.
NovusBogus wrote:Don't worry y'all, now that Obsidian is owned by Microsoft they'll make sure that franchise gets taken off EGS as soon as the contract expires...and straight into the hands of the Windows Store!
NTMBK wrote:Clearly being on EGS instead of Steam didn't hurt Metro: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/ ... at-tell-us
NovusBogus wrote:Honestly, the more I think about it the less of a problem I have with what Epic is doing. Tim Sweeney is just giving the game industry and its customers what they've all said they want for the last 10+ years.
NovusBogus wrote:Tell that to THQ Nordic...And then there's the whole thing about no such thing as bad publicity.
superjawes wrote:But it forces adoption of their product, getting their foot in the door.
Waco wrote:superjawes wrote:But it forces adoption of their product, getting their foot in the door.
I guess I'm one of the few who don't see it that way.
I know it won't amount to much, but I'm not giving any money to developers that pull this crap (switching after promising something else). I have no ill will for games that are going to be birthed on that store and were always headed that way. It's the publishers jumping ship after promising something else that bother me.
Voldenuit wrote:Hopefully, once Epic builds up the userbase they want, they'll realize that to win over the remaining stragglers, they'll have to give up on underhanded exclusivity deals).
NovusBogus wrote:Most customers simply won't care; it's just another digital store account along with Steam, GOG, Origin, Uplay, etc. And then there's the whole thing about no such thing as bad publicity. Gamers like to complain about stuff like exclusivity and lack of privacy/portability/etc. but very few of them actually stick to their guns and pick a side; the rest just moan about how they were 'forced' to use less desirable distribution options. As evidence I submit to you the massive amount of money the AAAs have been raking in from everyone, including PC. Honestly, the more I think about it the less of a problem I have with what Epic is doing. Tim Sweeney is just giving the game industry and its customers what they've all said they want for the last 10+ years.