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What's up with Epic Games? (self.games)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by ElPussyKangaroo to c/games
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I can't seem to find that one comment explaining the issue with them...

But for the sake of promoting conversation on Lemmy, what's the issue with Epic, and why should I go for Steam or GoG?

Note: Piracy is not an answer. I understand why, and do agree to a certain extent... But sometimes, the happiness gained by playing something from a legitimate source is far greater ๐Ÿฅน... coming from someone who could never ever afford to purchase games, nor could my parents... Hence I've always played bootleg, or pirated games.

TL;DR

What's wrong?

  • Their launcher has a terrible UI AND UX.
  • They make exclusive deals with studios to prevent other platforms from getting games. (Someone mentioned that Steam did the same thing in their infancy. Also, I have another question; why is it ok for Sony and Microsoft to make exclusive games for their consoles but not ok for these PC platforms to do so?)
  • They have been invested in by a Chinese company, Tencent. (Someone mentioned that it isn't that big of a deal, but idk.)
  • They are actively anti-linux for some reason.
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[โ€“] bananabenana 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hey can you post proof of this please?

[โ€“] BlindFrog 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is the post that convinced me way back when. It's been a while; I couldn't find yet if the egs software has changed since. https://www.reddit.com/r/fuckepic/comments/wakewr/epic_games_spyware_vs_steam_vs_as_comparision_ea/

[โ€“] Rose 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Debunked time and time again.

[โ€“] BlindFrog 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Thank you for the archive .org one. I hadn't seen a direct response to the old reddit post, and the archive .org post really broke it down for me