Nothing more disappointing to me than seeing a game I might enjoy… and then it’s only available on PC on Epic Games store. Why can’t it be available on Epic, Xbox game store and Steam? It’s so annoying, like you have no choice but to use Epic… which I would literally do ANYTHING not to use.

  • njm1314@lemmy.worldEnglish
    34·
    12 days ago

    Why do companies do exclusive launches? Presumably they think the money they get from Epic is more than the money they’ll lose in sales. Whether or not they’re right is another question.

    • sep@lemmy.worldEnglish
      61·
      12 days ago

      Basicaly they do not think their game is any good. So if someone takes the deal. I instantly loose interest. I mean if even the developer think it is no fun…

    • Ech@lemm.eeEnglish
      142·
      12 days ago

      Presumably they think the money they get from Epic is more than the money they’ll lose in sales

      Congrats on getting the point.

        • Ech@lemm.eeEnglish
          127·
          12 days ago

          Not my intention on your comment. More so commenting everyone else’s reaction to my comments pointing to the same thing.

          • njm1314@lemmy.worldEnglish
            22·
            12 days ago

            Maybe next time try actually making your point instead of circling around it for five comments like a fifth rate Socrates.

          • Wooki@lemmy.worldEnglish
            11·
            12 days ago

            Good indication of how out of touch or plain posting in the wrong instance

          • stembolts@programming.devEnglish
            11·
            11 days ago

            They indicate how much of an ass you come across as.

            There are tons of people in this world who are right, yet everyone dislikes and doesn’t interact with. Something to think about some day, when you calm down.

          • Lightor@lemmy.worldEnglish
            4·
            11 days ago

            I mean most people would look at it as an indication that their point isn’t landing. You can just power through and be a jerk though.

      • Resonosity@lemmy.worldEnglish
        41·
        11 days ago

        The commenter above you said that it’s a gamble as to whether a developer making their game exclusive to a certain platform and the payout from doing so is more lucrative compared to releasing to all platforms. It may be, or it may not be.

        I’m not sure if we have the statistics of how well Anno 1800 did in terms of sales when it first launched, but the parent commenter said they obtained the game on Steam when it was discounted. That said commenter didn’t pay full price for it at launch to me speaks to how maybe Anno 1800 lost revenue by not reaching more audiences.

        Point is: we don’t know if it was a double win for Anno 1800, or any game by any developer that is restricted to a limited amount of platforms. Don’t claim it was so unless you have evidence one way or another.