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Epic Games Admits In Court That Its PC Store Still Isn't Profitable

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  • No and it's not worse service.

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  • Probably not. Do games on the Epic Store cOSt TwIcE aS MucH? Do you routinely buy goods and services with irrelevant features to your needs?

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  • Exactly. Not having an alternative marketplace--and no other one exists--is anti-customer and yet, you seem to have no problem with a Steam monopoly. Why?

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  • Correct, correct, not correct (but if they don't sell what I want, then I would buy it elsewhere).

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  • What is the alternative to Steam?

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  • Having a bunch of features that I don't want or need is a waste. The Epic Store and Steam both do exactly what I need, so I don't care about any of whatever the other features are.

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  • There are almost 40,000 entries, I obviously cannot answer for all of them.

    Still waiting for you to answer my question.

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  • I did.

    If you did, then I answered the genuine question you asked.

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  • It's all I need: I buy a game, I download and play it. I don't need anything else.

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  • How about you write what you mean and have quality conversation in the future?

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  • Their service is in no way worse: I buy games, and I get them.

    I'm excited about the fact that someone provides an alternative to the monopoly that is Steam.

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  • No, Steam are the monopoly now! The only other option is Good Old Games and for weird indie titles Itch.io.

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  • Yes, I do, or else I wouldn't have mentioned it. I'd prefer the publisher gets money over a middleman store. Isn't that preferable?

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  • Yikes. Good point.

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  • Quite likely, but until then...

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  • The "killer feature" is that they pay more to the developers, so if you are getting the exact same game on (e.g.) Steam versus Epic Games, then whomever actually made the game gets more money from the Epic sale. Isn't that a good thing?

    (Note that I may be conflating the publisher with the developer, but either way, it's still the case that less money is taken by intermediaries, which is a good thing.)

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  • I have fasted for three straight days on many occasions and it was pretty easy for me. Drinking zero-calorie beverages (coffee, tea, water) should be fine. This is not professional medical advice and definitely do not do this if you are an alcoholic, diabetic, or pregnant. Once you break the fast, do so with moderation.