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ulterno@programming.dev ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

Epic would charge Steam’s fees if they had Steam’s marketshare.

while at the same time providing worse service.
Ever noticed the difference between Epic checkout vs Steam checkout? And that is the part one would want to make the best, because that’s what gets the money in.

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jim3692@discuss.online ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Out of all the services that Valve offers, you decided to compare their checkout page?

Valve offers to devs, completely free of charge, full access to their matchmaking network, across any platform

Valve has vastly improved Windows games compatibility on Linux, by developing Proton. Epic locks users to Windows, because of their anti-cheat.

Valve revolutionized handheld gaming, by bringing desktop games to portable devices

Valve requires devs to show in the games’ store page whether it contains AI slop. Epic is a supporter of AI slop
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- ulterno@programming.dev ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Yes, because the checkout page gets revenue ⇒ the bottom line.
  
  The points you say are the things Valve is doing extra to provide value to the customer.
  The point I am saying, is the first thing that anyone working for money needs to care about.
  
  steampowered checkout page:
  
  loads in a reasonable time
  
  has the same colour theme as the rest of the website
  
  Epic checkout page:
  
  even the in-app checkout page is slower than the Steam web checkout page
  
  is slow not only before loading but also after clicking the ‘place order’ button
  
  White colour on dark theme website/app
  
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