• @sirdorius
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    6 months ago

    How do you compare it with other platforms if it’s exclusive to EGS? For timed exclusives, it would mean the price would have to go UP on EGS when the Steam version launches, which seems like pretty dumb marketing honestly.

    I know I’m playing devil’s advocate defending Epic and publishers, but I don’t see how defending rent extracting monopolies is any better.

    • BigVault
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      116 months ago

      Not that hard to compare to be honest when games launch at price parity with console launches despite the lesser cut.

      Borderlands 3 launched on Xbox, PlayStation and EGS, each at $59.99

      PlayStation and Xbox had a 30% cut and cost the same.

      0 benefit to the consumer.

      Fuck them. It’s all bullshit.

        • BigVault
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          106 months ago

          I don’t even think Sony’s MFN is an issue as Alan Wake 2 is $10 cheaper than on consoles, a boon for the consumer and something I could get behind, but no.

          Vbucks aren’t even lower cost on pc where 100% of the sale goes to Epic. No 30% cut there but prices are the same.

          I’m all for supporting the message that Tim is trying to portray but they’re so inconsistent with the way they manage the business I can’t for the life of my accept that they’re being honest.

          They briefly cut the price of vbucks on mobile when they pulled the stunt and could easily do the same on pc permanently. PC Vbucks aren’t transferable to Playstation wallets so they should be able to do something.