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 🥹… 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.
  • MudMan
    0•1 year ago

    If he were still alive and running the company I do think that subject would probably come up, yeah.

    But honestly, it’s not a cutoff problem. Steam changed how games are marketed forever. I don’t like the ways that went. I don’t like that they killed physical media. I don’t like that they killed ownership.

    Those things are still happening. It’s not over. They are still pushing that process. Today.

    And then there’s the MTX they’re still pushing today. The loot boxes they’re selling today. The race-to-the-bottom sales. The UGC nightmare landscape. It´s all in there right now.

    And again, I am cool with that being the world we live in. I’m even much more friendly to many of those concepts than the average gamer, I just don’t pretend Steam is not doing those things.

    I don’t hate Steam. But Steam’s vision for what gaming looks like is not mine. I don’t particularly like it and I absolutely need a viable alternative to exist alongisde them indefinitely.