Unless they still released it on PS4 for everyone who had already bought it
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Metro Exodus for PC a timed exclusive for the Epic store (Steam preorders honoured, physical copy with Epic key). [READ staff post]
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Unless they still released it on PS4 for everyone who had already bought it
Yeah. That should be obvious I would think. Nobody is gonna pass on the Steam audience without some sort of compensation.
Yeah but why bother educating yourself when you can post an idiotic hot take instead?
It has been explained in so many goddamn fucking threads why people don't like EGS and how Epic is handling it.
Goddamn.
PC Gamer's still get to play the game though, it's not like it's being taken away from the platform. I just find it odd that some people will choose to skip the game entirely just because it's not on Steam yet it's still accessible
TBF, if you only had a PS4 and you wanted to play it, you'd need to drop $400+ at the time to play it.
Here you need to spend like 5 minutes installing a new launcher.
Welp, I purchased it through Steam just now. There is no way I'm installing another game platform on my computer.
Those who are defending
because people are either shills, trolls, or just plain stupid at this point.
It has been explained in so many goddamn fucking threads why people don't like EGS and how Epic is handling it.
Goddamn.
So basically devs are moving from Steam simply because they don't like the cut taken by Steam and hope that the lesser cut that Epic takes will allow them to generate more money? My question is why don't they sell it on both stores and let the consumer decide which is the best platform for them? That way they get the best of both worlds. This "exclusivity" stuff sounds like a total excuse to hide moneyed backroom deals. Especially when you consider the superior featureset offered by Steam in comparison to Epic.
The lower price is a great deal on its own, and things like that would go a long way to selling Epics Storefront over fucking nonsense exclusivity. "Yo customers, we've got such a great storefront we've gone ahead and made the games so you can only purchase them here! We know you probably liked the more feature rich and robust storefront experience offered by our competitor, but rather than allowing you to experience the game on the platform of your choice, we sold out and took an unspecified amount of money in lieu of total sales as well as a greater cut of the sales do make. So fuck you in the end I guess."
The lower price is a great deal on its own, and things like that would go a long way to selling Epics Storefront over fucking nonsense exclusivity. "Yo customers, we've got such a great storefront we've gone ahead and made the games so you can only purchase them here! We know you probably liked the more feature rich and robust storefront experience offered by our competitor, but rather than allowing you to experience the game on the platform of your choice, we sold out and took an unspecified amount of money in lieu of total sales as well as a greater cut of the sales do make. So fuck you in the end I guess."
Is this even true? Because on Steam since I preordered I have cloud saves and universal controller support as well as achievements.
No, if everything "works out" for them, then soon you'll have to buy the game for $60 on Epic's store.
Because if moving there is no longer a shoot-yourself-in-the-foot move, you can bet those "passed on savings" cease.
And then you buy the game for $60 instead of $40-45 and you'll like it!
I get that Epic feels the need to do everything they can to break Steam's near-monopoly on the PC gaming space, but honestly this is a pretty lame maneuver on their part. Exclusive access aside, why are they picking games like Metro or The Division 2 (which will also be on uplay)? Those aren't games that will get people in the door. Epic's biggest strength is their Fortnite war chest, which is used impressively on their 2-free-games-a-month deal, and yet used very poorly here to get an AA game exclusive barely two weeks before launch. They're hardly going out of their way to not look like the bad guys here.
I think the only solution is to ban BronsonLee. Clearly he's responsible.
Paying or getting pay for exclusivity is a shitty move, doubly so this close to release.
Paying or getting pay for exclusivity is a shitty move, doubly so this close to release.
Ok ok. No offline mode is a big deal for me. That type of stuff pisses me right the heck off. I understand now.
I won't care about Epic exclusivity when Epic Launcher has near complete feature parity with Steam but until that point it is anti consumer. Buying up exclusivity and forcing consumers to use an inferior launcher that lacks the vast controller options/API, no family share, no offline mode, no forums, no achievements, no big picture mode, etc.. In addition, I rarely buy games from Steam itself, I'm able to purchase from 3rd party websites for some nice discounts. At least with Metro, the publisher is giving some discount, but the vast majority of exclusives on Epic store don't and most likely won't in the future. Most of the time I buy brand new titles at 20-30% off, I'll be buying much fewer titles if I have to pay $60 and likely 0 titles if they all go to Epic store, just out of principle and I have a huge backlog. I also believe Epic is anti-sale so I wonder if there will be any summer sale events, etc or any discounts at all on their game store until official price drops?
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"FUCK DEEPSILVER"
*Preorders game to prove a point*
"Haha! Take more of my money... but on Steam!"
*Preorders game to prove a point*
"Haha! Take more of my money... but on Steam!"
At least there's that. I still hate it as a matter of principle though. They are basically exchanging excellent customer service and goodwill for Epic's money. What a shame.
Weird that we can actually be angry and fight against this on an open-platform. How's paying for online going?
If one thing has been made clear, it's that a lot of people here have the worst idea of what competition is.
Didn't you know it's a good thing epic is doing this and we should be bowing at them for buying exclusivity. I don't believe they are doing this for a little extra cut and not an extra payday from epic on top of the cut.
they can do what they want but making a game exclusive to one platform for moneyhats is pretty shitty.
Will the lower cut from Epic make up the difference of how much less the game will sell?
This is fucking lame.
This is fucking lame.
Well it says it's got the same pre-order bonuses and "in-game" content, so it's not wrong.
So...
The 30% cut Microsoft and Sony takes is perfectly fine.
They couldn't release the game on Epic's store for $50, without cancelling the Steam version?? Why the fuck is that?! That would be competing assholes.
I think I'll just buy your game used on PS4 and make sure I refund it within 7 days.
The 30% cut Microsoft and Sony takes is perfectly fine.
They couldn't release the game on Epic's store for $50, without cancelling the Steam version?? Why the fuck is that?! That would be competing assholes.
I think I'll just buy your game used on PS4 and make sure I refund it within 7 days.
How long until Tim Sweeney decides PC gaming is bad again and abandons it?
I would have no problem with Epic creating a store, I'd welcome it infact. The exclusives are the problem and go against everything PC gaming used to stand for.
I would have no problem with Epic creating a store, I'd welcome it infact. The exclusives are the problem and go against everything PC gaming used to stand for.
And it most likely would've worked on Linux without tinkering for ages.
My issue is that they've taken it down from Steam less than a month before release. That's shameful.
I was planning on picking this up, but I'm not desperate. Luckily the game is releasing in February 2020 on Steam, hopefully with all the DLC's and expansions at a cheaper price.
I was planning on picking this up, but I'm not desperate. Luckily the game is releasing in February 2020 on Steam, hopefully with all the DLC's and expansions at a cheaper price.
So many people that are no longer going to be PC gaming over the next year+ in this thread as more and more devs will go this route.
Answer is easy: Epic paid them money to put the game exclusive on their store. Same with other developers.
Those are Steam features and not features of the game. Of course Metro won't have any of that in the Epic Store
Because we aren't allowed to be okay with the Epic store without being shills and stupid? Wtf?
Facts. We've had a million of these threads and these fuckibg drive bys still go unbanned. Smh.
Etc. Etc. Etc.
Actually Durante, I just found out that here in Europe it's still 60€, so we don't even get the pathetic attempt at a discount the USA is getting lmao. So it's even worse than I thought, which is impressive.
It has been explained in so many goddamn fucking threads why people don't like EGS and how Epic is handling it.
Goddamn.
Endless temper tantrums and salt is all that it's been. Fucking get over it, things change and part of being an adult is adapting. It's just a video game.
Those aren't in-game, so it's technically true. they're probably legally bound to release to DLC to everyone that bought the game on Steam unless they're going to revoke everyone's pre-orders.
But the Epic version is still inferior, since 2 features are missing that are in the Steam version at release.
Pretty much. Since I'm sure that the publishers account for a fact that due to the switch potentially many players will skip buying it at launch.
They are big titles to attract attention and who is to say Epic is approaching them and not the other way around? Maybe some of just trying to make a point that 30% is no longer reasonable.
people claiming the only reason people are annoyed is because they have to use another launcher, are more annoying than anything Epic/publishers are doing.
Stop being so ignorant and educate yourself before jumping in with these statements. It's tiring having to address this every single time this happens.
Stop being so ignorant and educate yourself before jumping in with these statements. It's tiring having to address this every single time this happens.
Reminds me of this.
You mean the discredited picture that shows 16 other pages of people not playing the game?
I guess 1 > 16?