Comment on Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford says his hopes on Epic Store were 'overly optimistic or misplaced'
Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 2 weeks agoI don’t even get their free stuff. And if it’s only epic, I won’t even bother checking it out or well…ya know.
misterdoctor@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I hope it’s okay to ask, because I am being genuine, but why is using the Epic Games Launcher such a deal breaker for you? I have Steam, Epic, Ubisoft, Xbox, Battle.net and I’m sure more that I’m forgetting and I honestly don’t mind at all. It’s never been an issue for me but I think that I’m in the minority on that so I was curious to hear your thoughts.
vividspecter@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
No official Linux support, which means no Steam Deck support as well. Yes, there’s Legendary but I shouldn’t have to jump through those hoops.
Vent@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
Thank you! Ever since the start of the Epic Store, I’ve always thought this whole “exclusive” scandal was blown out of proportion. There is a MASSIVE difference between a game being exclusive to a $400+ console vs to a free launcher that you can install in 5 minutes and add your already multi-launcher platform.
Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
It just doesn’t appeal to me? I dunno. Epic just felt bleh compared to steam.
Katana314@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Funny thing is, I mostly agree with you, but in Epic’s case, it’s a launcher written by a company that’s 40% owned by a Chinese corporation. I can sometimes stomach running their executables while playing something, but not having it constantly running.