Since a lot of people on Yea Forums are ranting about Epic Games Store, is this where I can counter-rant?
1. "Security" -- overblown and misrepresented, plus a total non-issue if you have 2-Factor Authentication enabled. When people talked about Epic being "hacked," what actually happened was a forum hack, which was unrelated to the storefront in any way.
2. "China / Tencent / data harvesting" -- conspiracy garbage disproven many times over. Literally false wacko propaganda.
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3. "Anti-consumer" -- not applicable to EGS. Something being "anti-consumer" implies malice. When people use "anti-consumer" to refer to Epic, they're referring to inconvenient things, like not having a shopping cart or not having reviews. The lack of those things doesn't in any way mean Epic has malice toward the consumer. Aldi's not having as visually appealing of a store as Piggly Wiggly doesn't mean Aldi's is anticosumer.
4. "Anti-competitive" -- literally the opposite is true. Epic is providing competition to Steam. Buying exclusives is heavy-handed, but data and history has shown that the userbase of Steam is so entrenched that they will never leave Steam of their own accord. Epic is doing what they have to to get any customers at all. GOG was apparently one of the "good guys" of PC software distribution, and they posted a profit of just $7,000 recently. If nobody buys from Steam because anywhere that's not Steam feels like too much hassle, then Epic is not the problem.
5. "Exclusivity" -- doesn't exist on PC. You are literally playing the same game on the same machine if you buy a PC game from any one of the launchers. For "exclusivity" to have weight as an argument, you have to be significantly restricted or impeded from obtaining and enjoying the product on one platform versus the other platforms. Taking 30 seconds to download and install another launcher doesn't count.
6. "Monopoly" -- just stop. Steam has a monopoly RIGHT NOW and needs competition. How you're so confident that Epic "wants to become a monopoly" is beyond me, but the fact you're focusing on that and not on the monopoly that Steam already is is telling.
>doesn't actually have any good games on it unless you just want to beat Fortnite's dead horse.
argue that one.
Basic economics says monopolies are bad and competition is good. Steam has a monopoly -- the industry is literally healthier for competitors to Steam existing at all.
Devs were given a questionnaire about whether they think Steam is good. Only 6% said yes. Take that data, and look at how many studios are gladly switching over, and maybe realize that they are switching for a reason.
A lot of this hate just seems like bandwagon hate, and it's just sad to see people go into Crusade Mode over something that basic economics explains pretty clearly.
( Bonus fact: Between Valve and Epic, Valve is the only company out of the two to be taken to court over anti-consumer practices. )
>close the epic games launcher
>it closes
>close steam
>it just minimizes to tray
ye uhh which one is better for consumers lol.....
tldr tiananmen square massacre
Did you work for EA too when Origin came out?
Hi 50 cent party
>/ data harvesting
literally searches for your steam library and encrypts it's files