Why does Tim Sweeney (and devs) like to pretend the EGS is a success?

why does Tim Sweeney (and devs) like to pretend the EGS is a success?

pcgamer.com/uk/satisfactory-sold-over-500000-copies-on-the-epic-store-says-developer/
polygon.com/2019/3/20/18274359/metro-exodus-epic-games-store-steam-exclusive-gdc-2019
theverge.com/2019/7/2/20680121/epic-game-store-shenmue-3-kickstarter-refunds-policy-controversy

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Because it is?

>it's this thread again
Yikes. That's a "Spamming/Flooding." from me.

Ember's Ghost Squad?

It is a private company so we can't tell either way. How do you know it is a failure? You can't.

Nobody uses it

to get more people on board with it (investors, consumers, devs)

it's just american fomo retardation

Commercial success is measured in money, not in some number of controversies.

Fake it till you make it

You don't get more devs to sign up for exclusives by letting everyone know that your store is shit.