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Epic Games is now 'financially sound,' CEO Tim Sweeney says (www.tweaktown.com)
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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I dislike the Epic Launcher and almost every move they've made as a company, but I'm glad that competition exists. People should have choices of where to get games, in ways that make sense for them. Unfortunately, I don't really see a reason to choose EGS other than exclusives and freebies, but hopefully they actually develop it into a valid candidate.

In general, having more publishers and storefronts and developers in a place of stability is good for the industry. It sucks when studios have to get shut down because the funding isn't there.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Unfortunately, as long as all these storefronts sell mere subscriptions, players would suffer if any of them closes. Hence, players would benefit greatly from a monopoly that is too big too fail, since it prevents them losing games every few years when another steam/epic competitor closes doors.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Or just DRM free games that can run without a launcher.

Since a monopoly launcher can hold your entire game library hostage if they so choose.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Which is whybIndont want steam to fail but I'm very happy GoG exists. Fuck epic tho.

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