Anyone who's been following the story of the Epic Games Store over the past year and change can enumerate from memory all the Bad Things Epic has been doing to get its nascent PC store off the ground. A single look at the EGS client is enough to demonstrate the disparity in features and convenience between it and other often criticised stores, let alone Steam.
It is abundantly clear, perhaps to Epic more than the store's biggest detractors, that it is in dire need of significant work. But between the tirades about Epic's exploitation of free-market dynamics under capitalism, and the terrible shitposts on forums, few fail to recognise something great Epic has quietly been doing with the store.
In two words: regional pricing.
Everyone already understands what that means, but only those of us who don't reside in the most affluent Western countries truly appreciate its benefits. The merits of regional pricing need no arguing, but they are often neglected by those who were never in a position to care about them in the first place. I live in Egypt, have all my life. I've been playing and loving games since the moment I knew what games are. I love games more than most things in life. I am not alone in this, of course, but Egypt – like so many developing countries – considers games a luxury.
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