The funny thing is that Valve games are actually on both Origin and Uplay.
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PC Gaming Era | January 2019 - Return of the Obra Dinn wins PC Gaming Era GOTY
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You're quoting an article about the industry, it's a developer news site, what do you expect? It has Job ads right next to the article. Of course they're not consumer oriented.
My opinion of this community right now is so low that I went all the way down to hell, looped back around, then went right back
When the new thread is up, OP can just report this thread to get it locked like normal
I don't 100% understand "vitriol" but do you mean to say that he should of toned the language down? I suppose that's valid.
At the same time, he nails the frustration of many people here. The people at the top need to hear words like that the most to get the frustration part across.
I would think so anyway. What a strange balance.
Thats the thing though. People here and on those "gaming journalist" websites dont have any clue about what Valve did.
Last year so much. Thanks to them we have all japanese games on Steam. People can play games on Linux. With every controller they want. With every VR headset. On TV.
Last year so much. Thanks to them we have all japanese games on Steam. People can play games on Linux. With every controller they want. With every VR headset. On TV.
Here's the thing about HL2; as is it is purchasable digitally on Steam only. Wingamestore sells it as part of a package/collection, but no other legal key retailer sells Half Life 2 keys.
I find any argument about Half Life 2 in regards to the Epic store to be a meaningless moot point, because now we're in 2019; nobody cares about Half Life.
Any such argument should be dismissed as having no reverence or place in 2019, going into 2020, because if you're client ain't even a blind copyat of the features Steam offers, you ain't doing shit.
I don't care how cheap your game is, in the end it is the consumer's choice where they want to get their game from and how they want to support a publisher, be it from buying directly on Steam so that game cna show up in the activity feed, or by going to that publisher's website and buying directly from there so that that publisher could get the maximum revenue from a purchase.
We're the ones at fault? Really?
Over all the others screaming monopoly memes?
I think the Epic Store is generally fine. I don't use it, but so far it hasn't really bothered me.
They can't afford to pay for exclusives indefinitely. There comes a point where they'll either fail to take off, or they'll become a legitimate storefront.
And either way, it will force Steam to change. Whether that means new policies, client or API features, or both. Even without Epic, the AAA publishers were already going to leave; this maybe just speeds up the process.
They can't afford to pay for exclusives indefinitely. There comes a point where they'll either fail to take off, or they'll become a legitimate storefront.
And either way, it will force Steam to change. Whether that means new policies, client or API features, or both. Even without Epic, the AAA publishers were already going to leave; this maybe just speeds up the process.
I don't know how people get banned. I've been super vocal and have definitely pissed a few people off (including at least 1 mod I'm sure) and haven't even been warned.
Just try to explain yourself and don't be actively hostile and it's fine.
Just try to explain yourself and don't be actively hostile and it's fine.
But even without the Epic Store, so many new policies, API changes etc. were worked on last year. The argument that "Valve is just sitting on their asses" is just false.
I got warned by Morrigan once for "reeeeeeee." Called it "ableist" language.
Had to google what that was at the time. Thought she was making up English lol.
Can't meme with reeee on Era. Or maybe it just depends on who punches your ticket.
I dont even know what reee means tbh, just seen it on Reddit
I'll edit it out if its a shitty thing
Yeah, using autism memes is making you look real good in this example.
It's some 4chan shit or something
oh. OH. shit
"REEEE" is the sound effect that goes with the "autistic screeching" meme. It's pretty maddening for some people who are actually autistic
I fully expect Epic to increase its cut soon after the well earmarked for exclusivity deals does run dry and it stops courting developers/publishers. That customers are being asked to cover payment processing fees makes it abundantly clear that 12% isn't sustainable long-term.
Never head of it either, but I guess delete it if that is the case. I have never been on a 4chan.
It's all over Era sanctioned discords. That's where I picked it up from in the first place. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I knew of it's situational use and not it's origin. Like 90% or more of the English I learned lol.
I knew of it's situational use and not it's origin. Like 90% or more of the English I learned lol.
Didnt Epic already say that the 5% to Influencers will be relayed to the devs in 2 years?
What I do not get is why no one really compares storefronts besides some smaller websites. The big ones all feel like they write the same article over and over again, like a Reuters article that is rewritten for newspapers.
I think you'll find it's "effective monopoly" ;)
Not bad for something that's not a platform
This article also brings the point with "it's a free launcher!" which I'm always baffled when it comes up. The client/launcher may be free but they want me to invest in their ecosystem which for most of the games they offer costs money. And so far Epic does nothing but locking up games that makes me want to do that.
(joking)
Still, cant consider you a real PC Gamer until you tell us a crazy CK2 story.
That meme is making fun of people with autism. Ableism is making fun of people with disabilities.
i had no idea that was a meme with some sort of background, i know we used it way back (long before someone discovered autistic/autism makes for a "good" insult) as an emphasized "re" for "i'm back", "welcome back" etc... good to know
The biggest thing about the Epic store for me right now is that it has nothing that's actually going to make me install their client (never played Fortnite, never will) and suffer through their strictly inferior store. I'm practically drowning in a sea of games that all compete for my limited time, and so far what they've got just makes me shrug and go 'oh, that's a shame, guess I'll play in 2020'.
Admittedly, if they moneyhatted something I was super hyped for, that would be a much harder decision.
Edit: Also didn't know reee was the autistic screeching thing, yeah that's kinda bad. For some reason I always assumed it came from the JoJo wrrrryyyyyyy thing.
Admittedly, if they moneyhatted something I was super hyped for, that would be a much harder decision.
Edit: Also didn't know reee was the autistic screeching thing, yeah that's kinda bad. For some reason I always assumed it came from the JoJo wrrrryyyyyyy thing.
Even if you take the questionable quote from Tim Sweeney for what is: "We process Fortnite payments and pay for CDN bandwidth and customer service. This costs 5-8% combined in most territories."
4%-7% is a way to thin a margin to operate a store without the Fortnite money backing it up. And that's before getting into the fact that Steam bandwidth per spent dollar is probably much higher (specially with sales) and he doesn't mention any staff aside from customer service.
So yes, even with all the money they have now, sometime down the line someone is going to look at the numbers and raise the percentage.
I mean, both can be arranged, depending on how much you're willing to pay.
Let's take it to PMs if you're interested, my rates are competetive.
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