Sorry :(
Your point was about Valve and Steam, how is it nor relevant.
Offering it for free would cut into their sales on other sites, even if Epic give millions to a charity in the dev's name for the free game slot. It would also screw over other stores with the game since it's fairly new, that's if other stores expect the game to generate money for them also.
Like putting someone into a spot telling them you'll only sell their game if they cave to you?
You're right they wouldn't do it. Which would prove what a whole lot of nothing their offer to charity was.
Well I only play pc games for 15 years so maybe I don't know shit what I am talking thx for pointing it out.
Developers, usually the type of developers that just dump their game on PC and dust their hands off until they have DLC or MTX to sell. Game fixing patches? Nope, they have no time, but there's a new Nier mega collection version now, not patched of course.
It's one guy I believe, He's doing a great job with it.
I'm glad you admit it, now read some of the other posts and start learning for next time you will know more.
because honestly, everyone is pretty sick of listing these out ad nauseam, the keyword I was pointing out was "I" in your last post. Shit that doesn't matter to you can certainly be a big deal to others.
Oh, but it's been said. Many times. In the respective EGS topics. People tend to get tired of repeating themselves.
then your point is completely moot, because it is irrelevant to the issues people have
Its already been said in this thread that the developer would not lose much since they expect nearly all of their sales from Steam. If they wanted to donate to charity, offer up steam sales. Empty gestures need to be called out.
You missed a step. No ones talking about forcing prices on developers without their consent.
Funny thing, this also goes for those upset about the developer's tweet, somehow trying to paint a gesture to donate money to charity as some evil scheme.
Not like epic themselves left pc gaming because .....piracy. Its not like Microsoft has been floundering in the pc market for decades.
Again your generalizing here. The vast majority of pc era including Devs have been trying to explain why the success of
It's an empty gesture which if accepted could potentially result in a charity getting more money. The developer gets to reach a new audience and Epic get to contribute to both a developer and a charity as insentive. And if not, it shows Epics hypocritical position in wanting Indies to succeed only if it suits them. I'm not fussed where money comes from or why it's there when it comes to charities so yea this may well be a pr move but...... So what?
Yeah, I don't think there's a universal cut that is simply ideal for everyone. Generally, I don't have an opinion one way or the other since it shouldn't have an impact on me as a consumer, but the only thing I can say with certainty is that it's a two-way street; the developer's cut is just as important and serves as an incentive to make the best game possible, while the store's cut serves as an incentive to make the platform appealing to both consumers and developers. If you remove that incentive you'll undoubtedly end up with a less desirable platform, which ultimately affects consumers and developers alike.
I think this originated from a few months back, when Tim openly congratulated THQ Nordic on their recent success not long after the 8chan controversy. And I gotta say, being that tone-deaf certainly reeks of the same level of narcissism; but I do agree that it's for the best to criticize Tim's statements on their own merits instead.
Nobody profits from money donated to charity? (possibly subtantial amounts too) what?
Yes its weaponized, similarly to how Epic publicly weaponizes the success and fragility of indies to further their position as saviours of pc gaming.
Only do charity if it's at the cost of your entire livelihood.
