Storefronts do not matter as much as we think
By dominatehate 0 Comments
Let me offer a different angle for this. Like what you want to like. There is no discouragement in saying a person prefers Steam over Epic. Does the Epic storefront client suck? Yes. Did they sign a bunch of developers towards the beginning of their storefront to timed or exclusive contracts? Yes. Developers want to make money as well. Each developer can choose whether or not to sign those exclusive contracts with Epic.
Epic is trying to get a seat at the table with Steam as far as big players in the storefront market on PC. Does Steam have more quality of life features and more currency support in other markets? Yes. Epic is trying to skip ahead of Steam in what they did in 17 years to let's estimate, 5 years. Steam came out in 2003 and Epic storefront in 2018. This is not to refer as one is better over the other. Epic is taking the free games as a shortcut to build their user base for when Fortnite money is no longer a factor.
I hear there is also responses of GoG is better than Epic. GoG's main goal is DRM free games. Most larger newer games, not all, do not release on GoG at the same date as Steam. The company was called Good Old Games before GoG.
The top 5 most requested games are:
- Diablo 1, 2, and 3
- Mechwarrior / Mechcommander Series
- Black & White
- Command and Conquer The Ultimate Collection
- Black & White 2
From my quick and unofficial search, EA has only estimated 54 titles on GoG. The last unofficial result I found where EA added games to GoG was 2015/2016. Playing the back catalog is no problem. More people should play older games. What I am trying to point out is companies are going where they get the most money from users. There are a variety of factors, but generally speaking, more users will likely result in more profits for a game publisher. Epic is aiming for new titles to bring in more users and customers.
Now, what is the point of me typing all this out? Nothing.
For me, opening a separate launcher, whether it be Origin, Uplay, Epic, Rockstar, and Steam will not keep me to stay for all purchases within one library. Gog also has their launcher where multiple libraries can show the games from each account within one launcher. GoG Galaxy still launches the client where the game was bought, but organizing the games available can be easier.
PC has multiple options. There are positives and negatives. Bold and hot take right there, I know. Play the games where you want, whether it's on Steam, Epic, or GoG.
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