The heavy curation might be out of necessity. Sergey mentioned that they can only add so many games to the EGS per week. I don't think EGS actually has the capacity for a high volume of new games like Steam or the console storefronts.
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Epic Games has acquired Rocket League developer Psyonix [Up: No Announced Plans to Stop Selling Rocket League on Steam] [Read Staff Post & Threadmark]
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sure reads nice though. when XCOM 3 or Age of Empires 4 are revealed to be EGS exclusive, people can just remind each other that Epic totally said they'll be bringing mod support someday, and that'll soften the blow, right? except to those of us who don't actually expect Epic to follow through on that, because nice words capable of obfuscating their actions seem to hold more value to Epic than feature parity does
Perhaps so but once again for those who missed it, EGS can only pluck so many titles via deal or buyout. Menawhile, the EGS hasn't gotten MK 11, DMC V, Risk of Rain 2, Sekiro, RE 2 off the top of my head. There is always going to be games on Steam, exclusive games, which is why Valve doesn't need to pay for that at current juncture.
Ehh, like a lot of what they say, it sounds like kind of bullshit, and also something that should have clear solutions in the works.
App Store is a whole 'nother thing. Maintaining old games that make zero money is a huge pain in the ass.
Yeah, I wouldn't figure it would though. Almost no games ever launch with PS+/GWG. It was an incredibly rare situation that worked tremendously well to boost their numbers and get word of mouth going.
For those who care, Disney has like 5x the net worth of Netflix currently, if not more.
I think they'll be just fine, they haven't really overextended themselves that much at all. I think we're going to see a really heavy bidding war for studios/content very soon, what with Google entering the fray, Epic coming to kill, and Amazon/Apple poking around and kicking the tires to see if they wanna jump in. Valve's best bet is probably to keep doing what they've been doing, which is just focus on themselves/acquire boutique studios like Campo Santo to push the prestige up.
I think they'll be just fine, they haven't really overextended themselves that much at all. I think we're going to see a really heavy bidding war for studios/content very soon, what with Google entering the fray, Epic coming to kill, and Amazon/Apple poking around and kicking the tires to see if they wanna jump in. Valve's best bet is probably to keep doing what they've been doing, which is just focus on themselves/acquire boutique studios like Campo Santo to push the prestige up.
I'd expect a RL sequel to be free to play if there's ever one. It should be free to play now.
If I only play RL on PS4, will this affect me in any way? I know there are many privacy concerns with EGS, would those also carry over to the console versions now that Epic owns the studio or are games sandboxed in a way that makes spying on users harder than with a PC launcher? (Sorry for my ignorance)
I think the probability of console players being adversely impacted is slim to none. The extra cash Psyonix is getting should theoretically lead to more and better content.
Not for a long time, and I'm gonna guess the main change is going to be them converting Rocket League accounts into Epic Accounts and I just realized why they bought this studio holy shit that's millions of users right out the cut
What I meant was that consoles ecosystem has these things or worse (exclusivity and not s lot of the features people tout for PC storefronts) so saying what you said made no sense...
This does not clarify if it is going to be delisted at all. In fact the very specific wording (usage of present tense, assurance that anyone who owns it can still play it) implies the very opposite.
In fact, nothing that Epic or Psyonix have said since the original report (that the game will no longer be available for purchase from Steam after it launches in the EGS) has contradicted it.
I'm thinking it'll be something PC-specific, so Riot Games is a good pick.
Watch them try and buy Paradox or Firaxis (or exclusivity to any of their major franchises), without even having a mod distribution and management platform in place. That'd be the day the conversation really turns to shit
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I think the more obvious comparison is Microsoft and Sony this gen. Valve has been doing weird things with VR, motion control, linux, etc; and there aren't many people interested in that stuff. They're content to let games flow onto their platform as they will without worrying about it. Epic is just giving people games games games, and are building up their portfolio. Not in the slow years-long way that Sony did with internal studios, but it seems to be working either way from what we can tell so far.
Is it fair to assume that there won't be cross-play between the steam version and the EGS version...?
So....what exactly happens to this game and all the DLC I purchased over the years thinking that the company I've been loyal to as a customer for over 350 hours would you know, be less shit?
Riot Games is 100% owned by Tencent.
They're also fiercely independent, to the point where they kind of bully Tencent around. There's zero chance they'll go to Epic.
I'm gonna stop you right there. Riot is fully ownded by Tencent. Tencent also has a 48% stake in Epic. That one ain't happening chief.
That would be really brilliant, would automatically get the fortnight players interested in trying out the other games that are part of the universal battlepass.
You can still download and play delisted steam games that you own
I see the review bombing has already started, so pathetic.
They're shit because they were purchased? And nothing happens to your game and DLC, play it as you always have...lol.
They're shit because they were purchased? And nothing happens to your game and DLC, play it as you always have...lol.
I say that because I worked there and I know how they operate. No amount of money is going to get them to use EGS, nor would Tencent sell Riot to Epic. They don't even need that money in the first place.
I don't get how EGS is the Netflix to Valve's Blockbuster when EGS is the lesser service and simply happens to be buying up exclusives.
It's more like Steam is Netflix and EGS is CBS All Access, like yeah, they got the new Star Trek so some people are going to get in on that, it's not exactly a revolution in service
2K is already in bed with Epic, so exclusivity for the next set of Firaxis titles almost seems like a foregone conclusion.
I guess I could see them going for Paradox, but that's a lot of cash to drop on a pretty niche developer/publisher with a mostly hardcore fanbase.
But you still will be supporting them at the end of the day, what difference does it make to Epic, your spending dollars still got them paid lol...
Can you write one of these for the gay posters reading the thread? Thanks.
Paradox would be a smart buy if Epic wanted to target that particular audience and really corner that market. Fortnite's daily US revenue is several times bigger than Paradox's annual revenue.
The emergence of a new type of fanboy is happening right before our collective eyes on this forum. Fascinating stuff.
Scooped up by Paradox last year. Paradox also grabbed a stake in Hardsuit during the Vampire development.
Between THQ Nordic, Paradox, Microsoft, Tencent and now Epic I guess, the number of independent studios (except for indies) is getting very very low.
I will be super interested when in a few years the price paid for this acquisition finally gets revealed.
As many others will agree, I don't like epic buying them out. But at the same time, I'm glad that developers that made a truly amazing game are getting a great payout.
As many others will agree, I don't like epic buying them out. But at the same time, I'm glad that developers that made a truly amazing game are getting a great payout.
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Epic is not responsible.
Psyonix is not responsible.
It is Valve that acted so high and mighty for so long. Seriously no new games for years. Some old mods can take you so far. I mean in this day and age, Valve acted like nothing is going to happen and they will sit happy with CSGo and Dota updates.
Psyonix is not responsible.
It is Valve that acted so high and mighty for so long. Seriously no new games for years. Some old mods can take you so far. I mean in this day and age, Valve acted like nothing is going to happen and they will sit happy with CSGo and Dota updates.
I don't even know how to begin to explain how problematic this post is...
man if you ever wanted to see an insanely loyal fanbase abandon and dry up an entire revenue stream over night then yeah that's a really great idea
there is no way anyone at paradox would think going epic for anything would be a good idea, no one is THAT detached from their customers