Epic Games Store - the console war comes to PC

[Unkillable Cat]

Based on Perkel's tendency to shitpost in more than one medium (and his Reddit account's name) I hereby request that Perkel be given the

tag.

 

[V_K]

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/...-is-the-fastest-selling-game-in-2ks-history_7

Borderlands 3 has managed to sell over five million copies in its first five days - doubling the amount Borderlands 2 sold in its first week of release and making it the fastest-selling game 2K has ever made.

It's even become 2K's highest-selling title on PC in a five-day window, which is of note given the PC version of Borderlands 3 is an Epic Games store timed exclusive.

Oh man, it's almost like you're a bunch of whiny cunts who don't matter at all.

To be fair, and disregarding all the PR speak for a minute, Borderlands is precisely the kind of game that'd be an easy sell to the Fortnite crowd. So most of the sales are likely to be to the existing Epic user base rather than people jumping ship. Basically, it does look good on paper, and it did bring Epic some monies, but how well exclusives work for genres that don't appeal to Fortnite crowd remains to be seen.

 

[Perkel]

Based on Perkel's tendency to shitpost in more than one medium (and his Reddit account's name) I hereby request that Perkel be given the

tag.

But i already have it. Look at that Infinitron glorious avatar.

To be fair, and disregarding all the PR speak for a minute, Borderlands is precisely the kind of game that'd be an easy sell to the Fortnite crowd. So most of the sales are likely to be to the existing Epic user base rather than people jumping ship. Basically, it does look good on paper, and it did bring Epic some monies, but how well exclusives work for genres that don't appeal to Fortnite crowd remains to be seen.

or i have better explanation:

 

[DalekFlay]

newer games sell more copies than older games, congratulations on your groundbreaking discovery.
Almost as if the amount of people playing video games increases substantially every year or something.

There are reaches and there are reaches, but man that's a reach as a reply.

Anyway I mostly just enjoy poking you guys, but as I said for months Borderlands 3 would be the real test. The fact it sold better than any Take Two game released on PC before says all that needs to be said, the vast majority don't give a shit enough to boycott games that are Epic exclusive. This should have been obvious from the get-go since tons of games not on Steam do very well, but now we have further evidence. The question is wtf Epic can do with that. Their client is so lacking in features I doubt anyone would ever opt to buy games there over any other client, except maybe the Windows Store. If they want to turn these exclusives into a sizeable market position they need to do a LOT more.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

There are reaches and there are reaches, but man that's a reach as a reply.

Not an argument.

 

[Black_Willow]

free tibet!

Wow, those giveaways at Epic Store are getting better and better!

 

[MuscleSpark]

The fact it sold better than any Take Two game

2K. Take Two is the parent company and separate entity that also owns Rockstar Games and Private Division.

 

[DalekFlay]

2K. Take Two is the parent company and separate entity that also owns Rockstar Games and Private Division.

Sure, whatever. Still impressive enough to prove the point this shit doesn't matter to the vast majority of people.

 

[Citizen]

Some wisdom for ya bros: Both steam and epic are dogshit, the only platform barely worth of buying games on is GOG cuz you can run games without any launcher. It's still dogshit since they release only cheap anime titles lately instead of proper games

But i already have it. Look at that Infinitron glorious avatar.

So the codex bullied you into refunding the game you liked, and now you are salty about it right

 

[PrettyDeadman]

Some wisdom for ya bros: Both steam and epic are dogshit, the only platform barely worth of buying games on is GOG cuz you can run games without any launcher. It's still dogshit since they release only cheap anime titles lately instead of proper games

But i already have it. Look at that Infinitron glorious avatar.

So the codex bullied you into refunding the game you liked, and now you are salty about it right

WRONG.
GOG is wrongthink sjws. They also made Witcher series (which is a big NO in my book).

 

[Perkel]

Some wisdom for ya bros: Both steam and epic are dogshit, the only platform barely worth of buying games on is GOG cuz you can run games without any launcher. It's still dogshit since they release only cheap anime titles lately instead of proper games

But i already have it. Look at that Infinitron glorious avatar.

So the codex bullied you into refunding the game you liked, and now you are salty about it right

No i refunded it before premiere because i was cheapass and found better deal. So instead of paying full price on Epic i went to CDKEYS and got like 15% off. If i was faster i could get 30% off.

 

[Citizen]

WRONG.
GOG is wrongthink sjws.

Meh, I still prefer direct game distribution download over a clumsy standalone launcher running in a background. If there was a game store that worked the same way and was also releasing major incline games, they would get my endless support and shill even if they are run by rainbow haired landwhales

They also made Witcher series (which is a big NO in my book).

GOG's Polactcher 3 vs. STEAM's Decline-life 2 vs. EPIC's Popamolenite

Seems like behind every game store there's a shitty overrated game :makesyouthink:

 

[Citizen]

No i refunded it before premiere because i was cheapass and found better deal. So instead of paying full price on Epic i went to CDKEYS and got like 15% off. If i was faster i could get 30% off.

Nice. Seems like them Infinitron avatars are working

 

[Reinhardt]

So instead of paying full price on Epic i went to CDKEYS and got like 15% off. If i was faster i could get 30% off.

B-but think about developers!

 

[PrettyDeadman]

GOG's Polactcher 3 vs. STEAM's Decline-life 2 vs. EPIC's Popamolenite

I mean, you gave me a choice of 2 shitty zoomercore games and 1 good boomer game. What should I choose? Considering I am a 29yo boomer myself.

 

[Reinhardt]

What should I choose?

play-asia

 

[Perkel]

No i refunded it before premiere because i was cheapass and found better deal. So instead of paying full price on Epic i went to CDKEYS and got like 15% off. If i was faster i could get 30% off.

Nice. Seems like them Infinitron avatars are working

The jewishness intensifies every minute.

 

[Citizen]

I mean, you gave me a choice of 2 shitty zoomercore games and 1 good boomer game. What should I choose? Considering I am a 29yo boomer myself.

HL2 is a mediocre overhyped popamole

 

[Haba]

I mean, you gave me a choice of 2 shitty zoomercore games and 1 good boomer game. What should I choose? Considering I am a 29yo boomer myself.

HL2 is a mediocre overhyped popamole

So is your mom. But at least she is not a Steam exclusive.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Some wisdom for ya bros: Both steam and epic are dogshit, the only platform barely worth of buying games on is GOG cuz you can run games without any launcher. It's still dogshit since they release only cheap anime titles lately instead of proper games

But i already have it. Look at that Infinitron glorious avatar.

So the codex bullied you into refunding the game you liked, and now you are salty about it right

GOG doesn't have grimoire therefore it's garbage

 

[Citizen]

So is your mom. But at least she is not a Steam exclusive.

If my mom was a videogame she'd be a monocled autism-inducing hardcore 4x ironman mode strategy rpg

Say hello to your AAA graphicwhore coridor shooter mom bro

 

[Haba]

So is your mom. But at least she is not a Steam exclusive.

If my mom was a videogame she'd be a monocled autism-inducing hardcore 4x ironman mode strategy rpg

Say hello to your AAA graphicwhore coridor shooter mom bro

Your mom is a casual Facebook app that every 12-year-old in the country has tried out.

 

[Citizen]

Your mom is a casual Facebook app that every 12-year-old in the country has tried out.

Bro your mom's bug infested trash. If it wasn't for a large and dedicated mod community she wouldn't even be worth doing

 

[BlackAdderBG]

Some wisdom for ya bros: Both steam and epic are dogshit, the only platform barely worth of buying games on is GOG cuz you can run games without any launcher. It's still dogshit since they release only cheap anime titles lately instead of proper games

But i already have it. Look at that Infinitron glorious avatar.

So the codex bullied you into refunding the game you liked, and now you are salty about it right

Paying 5 $ for scene releases

 

[Haba]

Your mom is a casual Facebook app that every 12-year-old in the country has tried out.

Bro your mom's bug infested trash. If it wasn't for a large and dedicated mod community she wouldn't even be worth doing

Hey, at least my mom still receives patches. Your mom has so many rootkits that only safe way to do her is on a virtual machine. Hell, nobody really dares to do your mom, unless they are using crack, since she shipped with StarForce.