Nothing more disappointing to me than seeing a game I might enjoy… and then it’s only available on PC on Epic Games store. Why can’t it be available on Epic, Xbox game store and Steam? It’s so annoying, like you have no choice but to use Epic… which I would literally do ANYTHING not to use.

    • Ech@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      3 months ago

      In what way is it not? They get Epic’s money for exclusivity and know they’ll still get sales after it ends from people that “boycott” them for doing that.

      Buying the game later doesn’t hurt them, it just reinforces the same behavior later.

      • Duamerthrax@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        0
        ·
        3 months ago

        That’s not what a boycott is. If I don’t buy a game because it’s exclusively on Epic, it’s not because I’m taking a moral stance. It’s because it’s invisible to me.

        A boycott is when I don’t play Epic/EA/Unisoft/Blizzard-Activism games for the company’s historic shitty behavior.

        • Ech@lemm.ee
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          0
          arrow-down
          1
          ·
          edit-2
          3 months ago

          I’m aware of what an actual boycott is.

      • TJDetweiler@lemmy.ca
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        0
        ·
        edit-2
        3 months ago

        Getting Epic’s money isn’t a slam dunk for profit. You’re hedging your bets taking guaranteed Epic money for lower potential sales vs non-guaranteed Steam money for higher potential sales. Having a bad exclusivity deal on Epic and then selling your game at a loss (90% discount) on steam isn’t profiting both ways, and sometimes isn’t profiting either way.

        I also disagree with the sentiment that you’re reinforcing bad behavior. If anything, you’re signalling to them that you won’t support exclusivity deals, and are happy to wait for a deep discount on Steam. Ultimately, that’s a win for consumers.

        That said, fuck exclusivity deals, and I’m much in the same boat where I’m hard pressed to support developers that take them.

        • Ech@lemm.ee
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          0
          arrow-down
          1
          ·
          3 months ago

          Unless they’re actively losing money in their deal, they’re not gonna care if the sale comes immediately or years later. If Epic exclusive + late “hold outs” = $$$, they’re just gonna do that until the equation changes.

          • TJDetweiler@lemmy.ca
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            0
            ·
            3 months ago

            It’s less money in their pockets and more money in ours. That’s not going to be a double win in their books.

            • Ech@lemm.ee
              link
              fedilink
              English
              arrow-up
              0
              arrow-down
              1
              ·
              3 months ago

              Nobody ever hurt a company or made them reconsider their decisions by giving them money, no matter how little it was.