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Gearbox founder says Epic Games Store hopes were “misplaced or overly optimistic” (arstechnica.com)
submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] [email protected] 36 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

Things I need a storefront/launcher to provide me:

  • Reviews
  • Wish list
  • Beta/Alternate build installations
  • Friend list, chat, game invite functions
  • Mod browser
  • Refund policy
  • Excellent search and discovery tools

Nice to have:

  • Forum for guides/support
  • Game sharing
  • Ability to move game files
[–] druidjaidan 13 points 3 months ago

As a family...I need the family sharing provided by steam. Especially the recent beta version. It's fantastic.

[–] CeeBee_Eh 8 points 3 months ago
  • Linux support
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Two things that would be nice to have is:

  • If Steam's mod directory didn't REQUIRE you to buy the game on Steam

  • Shared Games could be played simultaneously

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Their store, their policy, their framework, their infrastructure, their rules. Deal wirh it and install mods like any other user does. Manually

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I do, but there are a lot of Cities Skylines mods for example that cannot be found elsewhere.