With Ashen out on Steam and GOG today it will be interesting to see player numbers and if there are any comments about how it's doing. I wonder what message great success would give developers though... either "Steam is still the king, releasing there is important" or "releasing on Steam later won't impact your sales there." I'm really hoping we get a comment one way or the other from someone.
Yeah but this isn't an ideal case. Game is good but it's very indie, very niche and very cell shaded. There wouldn't be much buzz about something like that, even if it released on Steam straight away.
An interesting tidbit - the game is 6 euro cheaper on Steam (comparing regular prices, not promos).
Can only speak for myself, but they lost me with the delay. I was seriously hyped at the time and anything souls-like or MH-like was on my list, so that was a day one purchase. Now though? Meh. I've watched bits of streams playing it, the hype's gone, and well, I've just moved on.
I'm definitely not saying this will be the case for me and every single epic exclusive, but I can see that becoming a trend for anything I'd have impulse-bought, which at the end of the day is not a bad thing. RDR2 and Rebel Galaxy: Outlaw are in the same boat.