The Outer Worlds goes Epic Games Store-exclusive (also Windows Store)

[Cross]

 

[Steezus]

Obshitian will always find a way to shoot themselves in the foot.

Real talk, Obsidian is likely gonna make more money with this deal than by selling the game on steam as per usual. This is probably Fearg's first good decision ever.

edit: which why this probably wasn't Fearg's decision, lol.

 

[fantadomat]

Obsidian...why...I even defended you here on the codex, got tagged cuck and retarded

and all...for this?

 

[pomenitul]

Oh no, Valve's monopoly is under threat, break out the pitchforks or they'll stop lending us games!

 

[Hobo Elf]

Except Valve was never a monopoly since they didn't have exclusivity deals.

 

[pomenitul]

You know it's possible to despise both Steam and Epic, right?

 

[aeroaeko]

competition = game on both platforms, whoever provides superior service wins

competition =/= company bribing developer to acquire exclusivity artificially removing competitors

 

[Wulfric Pinewood]

 

[FreeKaner]

Why would we despise steam? As far as I am concerned it is best digital distributor in the market. Right now Epic buying out exclusive deals with their zoomerbucks and way worse customer support and participation is definitely the worse of the two.

 

[Jenkem]

I wonder what Leo and Tim (really) think about such move. I'm guessing they're not too happy about it but they will spout PR shit to not get fired. I wonder though if the price will be as high a year later as it will be during Epic premiere (my guess is yes).

they are faggot cucks and probably excited about how many dildos they can buy with their $2million

 

[Jenkem]

I have no idea, according to Gollop it's enough to sustain his studio operations for years, we can also ussume that higher profile game will receive proportionally higher guarantee.


It is like that when people have an option to buy on Steam. Do you actually believe EA lost 80% of their digital sales when they started Origin ?
They've got free games, timed exclusives retail releases of which will come with Epic keys. Overwhelming majority of core gamers will get Epic launcher installed, it's guaranteed at this point. This mean people will be buying exclusives there, just like they are buying EA games on Origin.
Valve could drop their cut to 15% and Epic exclusives would become a thing of the past overnight. Want to complain about exclusives, complain to Valve. I'd prefer to keep my digital library on Steam too.

Valve cutting their cut isn't going to stop greedy devs and publishers from preferring to take a shitload of money up front.

 

[fantadomat]

Oh no, Valve's monopoly is under threat, break out the pitchforks or they'll stop lending us games!

Oh no,another cuck wanting to be called a money pig and whipped in to place.

 

[Funposter]

How to lose whatever remaining goodwill you have with this one, simple trick.

 

[fantadomat]

Anyone else getting the irony,a game about evul greedy corporations fucking over people?

 

[Hobo Elf]

How to lose whatever remaining goodwill you have with this one, simple trick.

Sick life hack, brah.

 

[Shin]

its not exclusive when its CRACKED

HAHAHAHAHAH you'll never catch me alive

 

[The Dutch Ghost]

Anyone else getting the irony,a game about evul greedy corporations fucking over people?

It is like gaming imitating life, or life imitating gaming?

 

[raz3r]

I seriously don't understand why Valve doesn't have any kind of legal agreement with companies that promise to release a game on Steam and then go away all of a sudden. I mean it's good that they don't have it but at this point if I were Gabe I'd start looking for a lawyer.

 

[Atlantico]

This thing is decided by the publisher.

Take2 is happy to take exclusivity deal from Epic.

Obsidian/Microsoft can sell the game on their own as well, which they're going to do.

I'm going to buy it from the Microsoft Store, because Tim Sweeny can go suck dick and it's a Microsoft game anyway.

 

[Hoaxmetal]

I seriously don't understand why Valve doesn't have any kind of legal agreement with companies that promise to release a game on Steam and then go away all of a sudden. I mean it's good that they don't have it but at this point if I were Gabe I'd start looking for a lawyer.

Like exclusivity deals?

 

[fantadomat]

I seriously don't understand why Valve doesn't have any kind of legal agreement with companies that promise to release a game on Steam and then go away all of a sudden. I mean it's good that they don't have it but at this point if I were Gabe I'd start looking for a lawyer.

I would have banned them from the platform. I am more surprised that EU hasn't taken any actions. When it come to chinese spying on it citizen,they do take it very seriously. Maybe they just don't know it.

 

[Biscotti]

 

[Jenkem]

tim cain and leonard boyarsky by not saying anything tacitly endorse this and should be held just as accountable as feargus and private division

 

[Black]

After recent fiasco with steam's policies, the idea of stores poaching devs away from steam tickles my genitals.
Valve sat on the top for years doing fuck all, maybe now they'll actually start doing something.

 

[Reinhardt]

maybe now they'll actually start doing something.

Removing forums for epic exclusives could be good start.
Imagine - playing new Obsidian game without support. Is it bug or feature?