So you don’t like them because they could potentially be bad in the future?
That’s an argument to come up with in the first please, phew.
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CameronDev@programming.dev 21 hours ago
My dislike of epic is that they seem to be buying their way into competing, instead of actually competing on features.
Free games sounds good now, but what happens when the fortnite gravy train runs out, and epic needs to start making a profit? They’ll likely have to enshittify fast.
Steam at least has a solid history of being generally good. But who knows what will happen if Gaben ever ascends.
Noerknhar@feddit.org 21 hours ago
KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 20 hours ago
No, EGS is plenty shitty now; what they’re saying is that EGS’s one singular saving grace - the free games they give away - likely won’t last for the reason they outlined.
CameronDev@programming.dev 14 hours ago
Whichever gaming store I buy into, I am going to spend thousands on games. I need to be able to trust that they’ll still exist in the future.
I trust (whether correctly or not) gaben more than sweeney.
Of course, the smart thing to do is buy from GOG and keep the games backed up yourself, but failing that, steam is the next most reliable store front.
This all boils down to a personal opinion though.
stoy@lemmy.zip 21 hours ago
Yeah, if they stopped spending money on exclusivity, they could invest in store features.