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Epic delays public release of Epic Online Services SDK, updates to come at GDC 2020
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15 years later I'm sure their launcher will have a cart. At the end ofc. Because good things come to those that wait *sniggers*
Surely, it's perfectly fine to put our trust in their projects that are not named Fortnite, right?
been nearlly a year and im still waiting for the part where it benefits the consumer (as per tim sweeney said it would )
They can spend millions of dollars on games but can't even implement basic features or keep their promises regarding certain updates.
Epic indeed.
Epic indeed.
So, only in March 2020 will they provide a timeline for when this services are planned to become available? We're looking at, what, 9-12 months delay from the original schedule?
Y'all, they're talking about the Epic Online Services roadmap, not the Games Store roadmap. Them taking that down is still potentially worrying, but it's a different thing.
Epic don't even have a cart??? So you have to do all purchases one by one?
They suddenly realized that the future will be dominated by subscription services and that pouring too much money into a store that will be obsolete in a few years is probably not a good idea.
If Control is profitable, it will be because Epic paid a lot of money for the exclusivity.
Yes, and your account will get locked for fraud if you make multiple purchases too quickly
Nobody should have any faith in any timescales Epic gives, unless it's Fortnite or a date for them announcing their next moneyhat.
Because that amounts to a ~9 month delay, minimum.
They could say at GDC (in March 2020) that it won't be done for another year.
Because that amounts to a ~9 month delay, minimum.
They could say at GDC (in March 2020) that it won't be done for another year.
Unsure what the "ecosystem" means, but if it is client functionality, then...
edit: ignore further, I read up about the services, you are right when it comes to announcing too early.
Regional pricing?
Refunds?
Cloud Saves Beta?
Preloading?
Third party store purchases?
Languages?
Playtime tracker?
Just shipped library refresh with search and list views?
Looking back at the state EGS launched, and the way it works now is a miles improvement and it is just like 8 months or something.
The meme-cart is missing, but you would have to actually buy something in the first place for it to matter.
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Yep. So during their sale if you wanted to buy more then one game, each purchase had to be done separately.
Removing roadmaps is good for the industry, gamers just don't see that
EGS launched in 2014.
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They don't get credit for improving on things that should be there on day 1 in the year of our lord 2019. Their technology base for the store has been around for much longer, there is no excuse for them to launch the way they did.
A polished turd is still a turd.
Meh, I have cloud saves now and have had no problems with them so I'm kinda fine with this. That roadmap was never adhered to anyway so if this actually makes it so they have a definitive plan then that's fine. This'll probably get overblown by all the YouTubers so can't wait for that in my feed.
Moreover, I understand the shopping cart is a meme but Xbox live didn't have them till last year. Something about shopping carts are hard to program apparently.
Moreover, I understand the shopping cart is a meme but Xbox live didn't have them till last year. Something about shopping carts are hard to program apparently.
Oops, I'm so used to seeing Epic Games Store that my brain didn't even realize the difference. My bad, thank you!
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When their lagging behind on these services means the games they pay to keep off Steam are objectively worse experiences, then yes of course it's about their store.
What third party store? Humble Store? They control availability and pricing, Humble is only there so they can say "see we're not a monopoly".
This is what it looks like regarding third party on EGS, it's a joke: https://isthereanydeal.com/game/control/info/
It is alright to hate and bash the store, for whatever reason, as long as you don't deceive people.
If you say even after all the progress EGS is shit, whatever, you don't have to give them credit or praise for implementing features.
However, if you don't acknowledge that the features were even implemented, you are either uninformed or deceiving others.
Cloud saves are only supported with a few games, and they couldn't even get that working properly. That's not having cloud saves.
As an insider, I'm not sure why you're joining in on the trolling when it's been pointed out that this isn't about the EGS features roadmap.
One would also expect that you'd know better than most how software development roadmaps can slip. But here we are.
Some of it, like cross play and cross platform cloud saves, are inseparable extensions of their store/launcher service offering. That's like saying steam remote play or the new cross platform cloud save is 'different' from the steam store.
? It's not even a year old. The launcher has been around for longer if that's what you mean.
