Epic Games is now financially sound and there's no economic hurdles facing the publisher-and-platform operator--Fortnite is at an all-time peak right now.
I dislike the Epic Launcher and almost every move they’ve made as a company, but I’m glad that competition exists. People should have choices of where to get games, in ways that make sense for them. Unfortunately, I don’t really see a reason to choose EGS other than exclusives and freebies, but hopefully they actually develop it into a valid candidate.
In general, having more publishers and storefronts and developers in a place of stability is good for the industry. It sucks when studios have to get shut down because the funding isn’t there.
Unfortunately, as long as all these storefronts sell mere subscriptions, players would suffer if any of them closes. Hence, players would benefit greatly from a monopoly that is too big too fail, since it prevents them losing games every few years when another steam/epic competitor closes doors.
I agree. Unfortunately, despite both the company and the storefront making more money, the share of Epic Store revenue from third party game sales they’re reporting actually went down, both in relative and absolute terms.
That sucks. It means that sure, Fortnite will keep that alternative afloat for as long as it keeps growing and stays popular, but it’s not really growing as a Steam alternative.
I dislike the Epic Launcher and almost every move they’ve made as a company, but I’m glad that competition exists. People should have choices of where to get games, in ways that make sense for them. Unfortunately, I don’t really see a reason to choose EGS other than exclusives and freebies, but hopefully they actually develop it into a valid candidate.
In general, having more publishers and storefronts and developers in a place of stability is good for the industry. It sucks when studios have to get shut down because the funding isn’t there.
Unfortunately, as long as all these storefronts sell mere subscriptions, players would suffer if any of them closes. Hence, players would benefit greatly from a monopoly that is too big too fail, since it prevents them losing games every few years when another steam/epic competitor closes doors.
I agree. Unfortunately, despite both the company and the storefront making more money, the share of Epic Store revenue from third party game sales they’re reporting actually went down, both in relative and absolute terms.
That sucks. It means that sure, Fortnite will keep that alternative afloat for as long as it keeps growing and stays popular, but it’s not really growing as a Steam alternative.