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[demigod]

Makes you wonder what those 800 employees who got laid off were doing. Should’ve had them make the store better but nope, they wanted to take shortcuts and moneyhat.

 

[shaddam]

Now I only need fortnite to die. They deserve it for killing unreal

 

[THE DUCK]

Thats some blurry numbers then, since fortnite is on the store and generates a bazillion dollars an hour. Somehow fortnite revenues don't count?

 

[cartman414]

Judging Epic from a purely functional view: where are the forums? Where can I read about updates? All those billions and they can't just copy Steam?

Don't give a shit about whatever vendetta the gaming community has with Epic but their store is simply inadequate compared to Steam.

You just cited the root cause of said vendetta bro.

 

[LazyParrot]

Thats some blurry numbers then, since fortnite is on the store and generates a bazillion dollars an hour. Somehow fortnite revenues don't count?

The problem is Fortnite was generating a bazillion dollars even before it was on the store. They could ditch the store and go back to just having the game on a launcher and they'd actually make more money than they do now.

Epic realized they had a real problem on their hands: they went from making almost all of their money from Unreal Engine to making 30 times as much from Fortnite alone. On one hand that's a blessing, since it allowed them to hire more people, buy studios and expand their business. But it's also a curse, since they are now completely dependent on Fortnite. They simply can't sustain themselves at their current size without it, so they're desperately looking for other ways of making money before Fortnite starts declining. That's the only reason the EGS exists. It needs to be profitable independently from Fortnite, that's the entire point.

 

[THE DUCK]

The problem is Fortnite was generating a bazillion dollars even before it was on the store. They could ditch the store and go back to just having the game on a launcher and they'd actually make more money than they do now.

Epic realized they had a real problem on their hands: they went from making almost all of their money from Unreal Engine to making 30 times as much from Fortnite alone. On one hand that's a blessing, since it allowed them to hire more people, buy studios and expand their business. But it's also a curse, since they are now completely dependent on Fortnite. They simply can't sustain themselves at their current size without it, so they're desperately looking for other ways of making money before Fortnite starts declining. That's the only reason the EGS exists. It needs to be profitable independently from Fortnite, that's the entire point.

I get that, just seems a bit disingenuous to say it loses money while still spending tons of money on free games /expansion and on the back end really have tons of cash flow from the same said store, regardless of which game its from. Also it can't really cost that much to keep that store running at this point.

 

[adamosmaki]

I got 4 free games on EPIC store and i ended up buying them on steam due to be next to impossible to use mods with EPIC.
The lack of basic features still after so many years is pathetic
Epic can f***k off .

 

[YeulEmeralda]

I got 4 free games on EPIC store and i ended up buying them on steam due to be next to impossible to use mods with EPIC.
The lack of basic features still after so many years is pathetic
Epic can f***k off .

One thing that amuses me is that all the people who buy games on EGS come to the Steam forums when they need help.

 

[RoboFu]

Store waring is the funniest

not when you are pc gamer and are use to all the benefits of steam. Steam is a platform .. not just a store.

 

[Kagoshima_Luke]

Meanwhile, FF7 Rebirth will still be a 6 month Epic store exclusive.

 

[Magic Carpet]

Don't know if they do already but they could give V-bucks credit for when you buy a game on the Epic store. That might make all the kiddys who play fortnite actually play something other than fortnite and play it on this store.

 

[StereoVsn]

Interesting to hear it’s not profitable. I guess it’s entirely due to user base size.

It’s not profitable because they don’t charge enough for even maintenance, not to mention the money for exclusives or store improvements.

 

[adamosmaki]

It's ridiculous because GOG can do it and they presumably have a lot less money to spend.

Gog is my go to alongside steam.
They have a fraction of Epics money and yet are able to create an actually decent client and they are able to even have working forums

 

[StereoVsn]

One thing that amuses me is that all the people who buy games on EGS come to the Steam forums when they need help.

Or if they want to use VR it’s going to be SteamVR.

 

[Stamps1646]

Steam - investment 70%
Good Old Games - investment 28%
Battle.net - investment 2%
Paradox Launcher - investment 0%, required to play Stellaris, purchased on Steam
Rockstar Games Launcher - investment 0%, required to play Red Dead Redemption 2, purchased on Steam.
Ubisoft Connect - 0%, required to play 7 games I purchased on Steam.
Electronic Arts App - investment 0%, required to play Mass Effect Legendary Edition, purchased on Steam.
Epic Games Store - investment 0%, I have 41 free games, but I have yet to download the launcher.
Microsoft Store - investment 0%

 

[Kadve]

Gog is my go to alongside steam.
They have a fraction of Epics money and yet are able to create an actually decent client and they are able to even have working forums

Also you know. You being able to ignore the client completely and still play their games with no hassles.

 

[Monserrat]

No consumer reviews and no discussions is too much to ask.

 

[Barakov]

 

[Freelance Yakuza]

Gog is my go to alongside steam.
They have a fraction of Epics money and yet are able to create an actually decent client and they are able to even have working forums

Plus GOG actually offers something by making old games work