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sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

How can it not be 100% their decision if it’s their decision?

It’s very hard to break a contract like that. So an exclusivity contract is strictly worse for consumers than a dev choosing to only list with one platform since it removes the possibility of listing elsewhere.

Not if it’s done by an underdog

Anticompetitiveness is bad regardless of market position. They may not get hit with antitrust until they get a dominant position, but it’s not great for consumers.

The reason the Epic store was created

No, it was created so they could keep all the money from Fortnite. It’s the same reason they sued Apple and Google. They don’t seem interested in actually having a competitive platform, they just want people to buy their MTX.

still keeps their software open

Yet their store still doesn’t support Linux, and Fortnite doesn’t work on Linux either, despite their anti-cheat technically being compatible.

So don’t tell me they’re doing open, they merely want their game engine and anti-cheat to sell.

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