Nothing more disappointing to me than seeing a game I might enjoy… and then it’s only available on PC on Epic Games store. Why can’t it be available on Epic, Xbox game store and Steam? It’s so annoying, like you have no choice but to use Epic… which I would literally do ANYTHING not to use.

  • @mlg
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    1823 hours ago

    I wish Valve would get off their ass and make games again so they’d have a proper engine to rival UE5.

    Half of Epic’s gamestore wouldn’t exist if this was the 2000s when people were flocking to the source engine because it was free and heavily modded

    • @Maalus
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      1223 hours ago

      They have a rival it’s called source 2. That’s what CS, Dota and hl:Alyx used.

      • @[email protected]
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        19 hours ago

        I mean, they have Source 2, but to call it a rival before it’s even made it to third-party developers (Facepunch is effectively second party) is a bit of a stretch.

      • Chozo
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        222 hours ago

        Sure, but pretty much nobody but Valve is using Source 2 for anything, though.

        • @Maalus
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          722 hours ago

          Yeah because it’s still in development and not yet available. S&box is one of the “games” already using it in the background. When it releases to the public, it’ll be just as popular as Source was - especially with the pricing strategy of “the only thing you need to pay for it is the steam fee” which is what, $100 per game?

          • @[email protected]
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            420 hours ago

            A $100 deposit you get back if you actually sell your game and make money off of it. Technically not even a fee.

            • @Maalus
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              120 hours ago

              Is it? I last read about their pricing when greenlight was a thing and they said it’s for the shop / adverts / all the cool things you get for support of the game. Didn’t know they gave back the $100