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A PC game launches for the same price on both Epic and Steam: Which version do you buy?
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I have Steam family sharing set up with five other people, it would literally be a better value for me to pay three times as much on Steam for a game, over choosing Epic.
Same price, Steam. In terms of the software, I don't see much competition. Workshop and family sharing alone seals it.
In regards to a lower price, unless it's a very hefty price cut that would likely not change my mind. I'd just wait for Steam to eventually put it on sale too. I'm very happy to wait for an optimal experience at a price I feel is fair.
In regards to a lower price, unless it's a very hefty price cut that would likely not change my mind. I'd just wait for Steam to eventually put it on sale too. I'm very happy to wait for an optimal experience at a price I feel is fair.
Pertaining to the question at hand: at the same price, easily steam. functionality wise, it's still king.
Now, putting price and other factors into the equation, it would depend on the game, honestly. i couldn't resist playing Journey again, and ill probably buy it again when it gets to steam. have yet to buy another game from Epic, got close to getting Ashen for a pretty cheap price some months ago, but decided on not too. backlog was huge enough at the time.
also, i was lucky enough that the games i had most interest in, like Exodus or Control, i had either ppl who pre order it on steam, so i had family share, or with Control, a friend shared his acc. so i didn't really need to make a decision of "should i wait for this to release in steam or not?" with those games.
Now, putting price and other factors into the equation, it would depend on the game, honestly. i couldn't resist playing Journey again, and ill probably buy it again when it gets to steam. have yet to buy another game from Epic, got close to getting Ashen for a pretty cheap price some months ago, but decided on not too. backlog was huge enough at the time.
also, i was lucky enough that the games i had most interest in, like Exodus or Control, i had either ppl who pre order it on steam, so i had family share, or with Control, a friend shared his acc. so i didn't really need to make a decision of "should i wait for this to release in steam or not?" with those games.
honestly. that.
I will always buy wherever is cheapest. If they are the same I will default to Steam because that is my largest library. But I have no problems buying games from EGS. Why should I?
I'm not adverse to buying on non-steam stores when the price is cheaper (playing doom eternal on bethesda launcher atm) but for the same price why would I not go for steam? They trounce everyone else in features and most people's library is there.
If it's the same price, then Steam of course. I'm going to use the platform where I have most of my friends and a robust set of features.
And the winner for the most lopsided poll of the year is....
Seriously though, Steam. I'd prefer a GOG version, but yeah, Steam. Achievements, more stability potential mod support. Also, EGS still doesn't support CAD, so get gouged by PayPal conversion rate if I buy anything on Epic, so I'm only grabbing freebies from them from my browser. EGS Launcher's not even currently installed on my desktop.
Seriously though, Steam. I'd prefer a GOG version, but yeah, Steam. Achievements, more stability potential mod support. Also, EGS still doesn't support CAD, so get gouged by PayPal conversion rate if I buy anything on Epic, so I'm only grabbing freebies from them from my browser. EGS Launcher's not even currently installed on my desktop.
Steam. Every time.
Just had the option for £31.99 for Doom Eternal on Bethesda Launcher, or £49.99 for the Steam version. I went with Steam.
Steam Controller/configurator support, Steam BPM, Proton support for the game possibly in the future, Achievements, Cards. It's just the better ecosystem hands down.
Just had the option for £31.99 for Doom Eternal on Bethesda Launcher, or £49.99 for the Steam version. I went with Steam.
Steam Controller/configurator support, Steam BPM, Proton support for the game possibly in the future, Achievements, Cards. It's just the better ecosystem hands down.
There's zero reason to choose EGS unless you're being contrarian or have a weird, tribal hate-boner for Valve.
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No tricks, was just curious how heavily it would lean towards Steam at the same price. One of my first thoughts after seeing the price was the same was "who is gonna buy the Epic version when there is a Steam version at the same price?". Apparently not ~95% of people. Perhaps a more interesting question would have been a poll about how much cheaper an EGS version would have to be to get that over a Steam version.
More support for struggling indie devs like Take-Two. Paying money to a humble king that is Tim Sweeney. What more can we desire?
if I couldnt take advantage of anything like CDKeys and i had to pay the same amount then Steam.
I Don't really mind buying games on EGS, AFAIK developers get a bigger cut from the sale price, so I'd rather support the DEV/publisher rather than a storefront, that, honestly has never done anything for me. But out of all of them, my favorite would definitely be GOG.
EGS.
The Steam client has becoming extremely bloated, ugly, and with an excess of features. I prefer the minimalist EGS client, just like I prefer the Switch OS over the PS4 or Xbox One OS.
Plus, the developer would get more money.
The Steam client has becoming extremely bloated, ugly, and with an excess of features. I prefer the minimalist EGS client, just like I prefer the Switch OS over the PS4 or Xbox One OS.
Plus, the developer would get more money.
The only reason I would ever pick EGS over Steam, is because EGS has regional pricing here and Steam (as in, the Steam store itself - not key sellers) does not. Prices equal, I have no reason to buy the game on EGS.
If it launches on Steam, that also means dozens of other stores are also selling it, and will sell it at a discount. Selling on Steam = selling on lots, and lots of stores
Depends on the price. I'm not locked down to one store and for the most part I don't mind the Epic Games Store like other people do.
If it's cheaper on one than the other than I'll cop it there.
The only game of recent memory where I went out of my way for the Steam ver. was Borderlands 3 for a completely unrelated reason that ended up being not true.
If it's cheaper on one than the other than I'll cop it there.
The only game of recent memory where I went out of my way for the Steam ver. was Borderlands 3 for a completely unrelated reason that ended up being not true.
I'll gladly spend more and have it on Steam. Steam has an incredible amount of built in features, from VR, to built in gamepad support for all games, big picture mode, Steam Workshop, community forums, good refund policy, etc etc.
Steam is by far the best storefront and it ain't even close. Epic feels like it's decades behind and will never catch up
Steam is by far the best storefront and it ain't even close. Epic feels like it's decades behind and will never catch up
I've bought precisely one game from the Epic store (Tetris Effect during the winter sale) and I massively regret not waiting to get it on Steam. The game only lets you use the first assigned controller in Windows and won't accept inputs from any other controller. This means that I'm forced to use my Xbox 360 controller and not my preferred Xbox One controller. Steam, on the other hand, would force the game to accept input from my Xbone controller from its own overlay.
It's these little QOL touches that are missing from the Epic store and the reason why I still choose Steam wherever I can.
It's these little QOL touches that are missing from the Epic store and the reason why I still choose Steam wherever I can.
Obviously Steam even if I wasn't boycotting Epic. Besides the fact that Steam is clearly the superior platform, one factor that is seldom discussed is trust. I trust Valve to handle my digital games library and I feel safe that I won't lose access to my purchases.
If I have the choice, I will always buy games on publisher's own store: Ubisoft games on Uplay, EA games on Origin, CD Projekt games on GoG, Microsoft games on Windows Store, etc.
If it's a third party publisher which doesn't have its own store, I will buy the game on the store which give the most money to the publisher (so Itch.io, Epic Games Store or GoG). If I don't have this choice, anything except Steam.
And if I'm forced to play the game on Steam, because it is exclusive to this store, I will try to buy the key elsewhere.
If it's a third party publisher which doesn't have its own store, I will buy the game on the store which give the most money to the publisher (so Itch.io, Epic Games Store or GoG). If I don't have this choice, anything except Steam.
And if I'm forced to play the game on Steam, because it is exclusive to this store, I will try to buy the key elsewhere.
I'd buy it on Steam even if it was more expensive. In practice I've found most games tend to be cheaper through Steam key sellers even if they're the same price on EGS and Steam itself, though.
