• wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    22
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    1 year ago

    Except they only do that because its the only way to get publishers to use them over steam, and once they have a reliable customer base they will reneg on that generosity to gain profit.

    We know this business strategy. It will not stay that way.

      • beefcat@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        10
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        1 year ago

        this is how we get companies like walmart and amazon.

        they roll in, throwing bags of money into a bottomless pit as long as it takes to amass a large customer base and ruin existing competitors. Then they start enshittifying, and everyone wonders where all the competition went.

        • koavf@lemmy.ml
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          arrow-down
          3
          ·
          1 year ago

          No, Steam are the monopoly now! The only other option is Good Old Games and for weird indie titles Itch.io.

      • wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        10
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        1 year ago

        Until then, what? You as the consumer have no incentive to use their worse service, and publishers clearly arent that enticed by it for how few exclusives the store gets?

        Or until then, you want to reward a bait and switch that you know is a bait and switch to try and trick you into using a worse product?

        Which option are you excited about here?

        • koavf@lemmy.ml
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          arrow-down
          2
          ·
          1 year ago

          Their service is in no way worse: I buy games, and I get them.

          I’m excited about the fact that someone provides an alternative to the monopoly that is Steam.

            • koavf@lemmy.ml
              link
              fedilink
              English
              arrow-up
              1
              ·
              1 year ago

              It’s all I need: I buy a game, I download and play it. I don’t need anything else.

              • wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one
                link
                fedilink
                English
                arrow-up
                1
                ·
                1 year ago

                Ok, and? All you need is water and moldy bread to not die, that doesnt mean water and moldy bread are equivalent in quality to a 3 course meal.

                • koavf@lemmy.ml
                  link
                  fedilink
                  English
                  arrow-up
                  1
                  ·
                  1 year ago

                  Having a bunch of features that I don’t want or need is a waste. The Epic Store and Steam both do exactly what I need, so I don’t care about any of whatever the other features are.

                  • wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one
                    link
                    fedilink
                    English
                    arrow-up
                    1
                    ·
                    1 year ago

                    So, you dont own any non xbox controllers? Or want to play games properly with friends? Or, hell, want to find a non AAA game? Since epic has way fewer games, and loses a lot of indie darlings?