I think a lot of people that say "competition is good" gloss over a glaring problem: money hatting a dev to release EXCLUSIVELY on any platform is not good nor is it healthy competition. I'm all for more ACTUAL competition, maybe a store front offering a better cut (such as Epic is doing), but to outright take games out of other stores and sell them exclusively in another store is absolutely ridiculous. People also need to stop comparing console exclusivity with the PC. They are not comparable in the slightest and have a different upbringing and foundation. PC has always been about options and an open environment, just because the console market acts differently doesn't make it okay.
All of this is compounded with the fact the Epic storefront doesn't offer anything better. The same goes for the lackluster Discord Store as well. There is nothing they do that Steam doesn't do better. Money hatting devs to get a leg up is a terrible tactic and one I do not want to support with my wallet. The devs can go, but they will lose a sale, and when they inevitably fail on that "store front" they'll come running back to lowered exposure and sales as their initial release window and hype will be gone.
Good luck then, by all means keep going devs - can't wait for them to complain about piracy and poor PC sales.
All of this is compounded with the fact the Epic storefront doesn't offer anything better. The same goes for the lackluster Discord Store as well. There is nothing they do that Steam doesn't do better. Money hatting devs to get a leg up is a terrible tactic and one I do not want to support with my wallet. The devs can go, but they will lose a sale, and when they inevitably fail on that "store front" they'll come running back to lowered exposure and sales as their initial release window and hype will be gone.
Good luck then, by all means keep going devs - can't wait for them to complain about piracy and poor PC sales.