More EGS exclusives are coming soon folks. I'm more interested in their publishing investments, studios will greatly benefit from their support and that's good.
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More EGS exclusives are coming soon folks. I'm more interested in their publishing investments, studios will greatly benefit from their support and that's good.
Ugh, kill me
Wait, which full exclusive has there even been (other than Fortnite obviously)? Aren't all 3rd party exclusives temp so far?
Has it? I thought those end of 2020 stats they put out said that actual sales on their platform did not grow from 2019.
done them so well to experience 5-10% growth during a pandemic where their competitors had something like 20%+ growth?
With the "lacking" growth the EGS has had during 2020, you gotta admit they are certainly persistent with this strategy. I wish them the best of lucks, because they are gonna need it.
Looks like this strategy doesn't work so well to encourage people to spend on their Store
EGS grossed $680M in 2019 and $700M in 2020 (only +$20M YoY, during this pandemic)
For comparison, PS Store generated $12.98B in 2020 (+36.9% YoY or +$3.70B)
EGS grossed $680M in 2019 and $700M in 2020 (only +$20M YoY, during this pandemic)
For comparison, PS Store generated $12.98B in 2020 (+36.9% YoY or +$3.70B)
Revenue for the EGS's store side has been flat for 2020, that doesn't bode too well for their loss leader strategy. Doesn't look like people are converting into "full time" EGS customers, just buying the bare minimum there.
World War Z has been exclusive to EGS for more than a year now.
Cool. Epic paying for exclusives helps certain devs maintain solvency throughout development, and their higher payout to devs/publishers help keep them solvent after release. Not a fan of EVERTHING Epic does, and I wish their store had more features. But they're helping people stay employed, so I'm ok with this.
I've mostly stopped caring - I just get a better game and usually for pretty cheap a year later, so whatever. It's just annoying.
I was thinking the same thing. Granted, I think about FF7R all the damn time.
I guess Rocket League which got pulled from Steam (for new purchases) when Epic bought the studio. I think they're also directly funding studios to create EGS exclusive games.
Fuck Epic and fuck this anticompetitive strategy.
On the other hand, I'm getting good at waiting for the eventual Steam release that usually comes with a nice discount and a year's worth of updates.
On the other hand, I'm getting good at waiting for the eventual Steam release that usually comes with a nice discount and a year's worth of updates.
Airborne Kingdom devs have said the game is a permanent exclusive.
tbh I can't really blame developers for agreeing to those terms especially if it means recouping costs developments before their game comes out, obviously that doesn't mean I love it but I find it hard getting angry about it at this point (and if it's a game I really want I guess I'll just buy it otherwise I'm kinda okay fine with waiting considering there are still plenty of quality releases everywhere else)
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Hope they were able to secure some pc ports from Sony first party, bloodborne in particular
Epic's just the little guy with a pocket full of change trying to make it in this market like their indie friends 🥲
That's even worse than Epic Store. Microsoft is trying to lock down PC gaming console-style by preventing file access.
Hey Tim Epic, continue your stupid lawsuit with Apple and stop with this bullshit. It hasn't worked for your shitty store anyways.
I mean, why not? I'm all for devs of games having a much better chance at actually surviving through development with the influx cash that Epic is giving them. Good on them b