nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year agoDusk: Unpopular opinion: I'd rather pay Valve 30% and put up with their de facto monopoly than help Epic work towards their own (very obviously desired) monopolytwitter.comexternal-linkmessage-square482fedilinkarrow-up1839arrow-down188
arrow-up1751arrow-down1external-linkDusk: Unpopular opinion: I'd rather pay Valve 30% and put up with their de facto monopoly than help Epic work towards their own (very obviously desired) monopolytwitter.comnanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square482fedilink
minus-squareCileTheSanelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down4·1 year agoBut Epic is a shitty store today. I’m not going to use it out of fear the Steam might become a shitty store tomorrow.
minus-squareIWantToFuckSpez@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoThat’s fine, neither do I. Because as a customer we have a choice. But we only have that choice if devs make their games available on all stores.
minus-squareCileTheSanelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down3·1 year agoEpic has in the past declined hosting games that don’t agree to exclusivity, so it’s not always the dev’s choice.
But Epic is a shitty store today. I’m not going to use it out of fear the Steam might become a shitty store tomorrow.
That’s fine, neither do I. Because as a customer we have a choice. But we only have that choice if devs make their games available on all stores.
Epic has in the past declined hosting games that don’t agree to exclusivity, so it’s not always the dev’s choice.