Unless this game becomes an Epic store exclusive, in which case we wouldn’t want to derail that thread with talk of how shitty Obsidian is being here.
Epic is just being annoying. Instead of being a better service, they’re leveraging exclusives and pissing everyone off.
I wouldn’t give a crap if their product was good, but even the biggest supporters of it I’ve run across basically come down to “competition is good and once they get things running good, it’ll be great.”
They have more money than they know what to do with and couldn’t copy work that other people did for them years ago, which doesn’t fill me with hope for it.
Some people are “oh noes another thing to download”, which I get cause I feel that. But right now it’s more “great I have to use inferior crap because of exclusive deals,” which is a legit complaint across the board.
Have you used inferior crap software? The EGS is fine. It doesn’t have all the features of steam. But it will do just fine to download and enjoy The Outer Worlds.
I get why some people have an issue with it. But I’m looking forward to this thread turning into stories about the game and the fun we’re having with it post release. It seems like it will scratch just the right Obsidian hitch for me.
Sucks some people will have to wait a year to enjoy it. Those braving the EGS will no doubt have to work through the pain of hitting a different download button. But the game isn’t going anywhere for the less adventurous. :)
Sure, if you don’t mind them just rifling through your shit at will. I don’t like when Google does it, I don’t like it when Epic tries.
Edit: Anyway, there is a thread for this, so I’ll just stop.
To clarify I was talking about Windows 10. And was kidding.
I didn’t want Metro Exodus enough to install the Epic store, but this one I probably do want enough to do that. While I am not a fan of a proliferation of these storefronts, it’s hardly a live or die issue for me. I mean, most of the software on my machine, from productivity aps to games, sucks.
That’s the way I feel as well. It isn’t some angry screed to show Epic (although I do hate the idea of exclusives). Just don’t want another store. If a game I really want comes along I’ll download it from Epic. This game and Phoenix Point came closest, but the previews haven’t made me want them day one either. Anyway, so often anymore I am buying old games on sale. Every time I buy a new game, it feels like I don’t play right away, or I am waiting for it to be ironed out.
Amen. I know the Epic store is an affront to God or whatever, but come on.
Yep that’s one great thing about Qt3, we always stay on topic. /s
Still waiting for the usual food derail…
This was 2K’s choice.
Correct, another publisher treating obsidian like a newbie developer.
Another competitor in the game download space is only a good thing. Steam, for all it did right to be the biggest digital game distribution company, has not had to do anything to get the games on its platform. A competitor might finally get them to finish a Half Life 3 just so they can have their own exclusive.
Plus, those better for the publisher margins mean more games can be profitable, which means publishers will make more games! That is totally worth another digital download server to add to my list of Steam, GOG, Origin, etc.
Though, I might not actually download the client until this comes out.
If only this was all this was about. But then it’s not.
It would be, if they were competing on price, service or features (for customers).
I don’t get what it there to talk about.
We can make theories about how another company in the business will make it better for everybody in the future, yes. But they’re strongarming their way into business by directly making player’s lifes harder. There’s no justification for exclusive deals in themselves from the player point of view. You may joke about how entitled players are so that they don’t want an additional icon. Yes, it’s not that big of an inconvinience, but it’s still an inconvinience that you can’t have the game from a store you want. There’s no practical justification for it like with console/PC exclusives.
This supposed future competition is achieved not by giving us end users something better but by arranging business deals that make our usual habits less convinient.
Guys, there already is an epic thread about epic’s business practice, could you all take your gripes there please?
My gripe was about what’s happening with a specific game. If we don’t like screenshots should we move the discussion of graphics to Unreal Engine thread?
On another note, assuming a standard deal, Obsidian (and some employees) gets paid per copy sold while Take 2 took the Epic money upfront. They really can’t catch a break.
If their contract actually allows them to get screwed in that way, they deserve it. But that’s not how publishing contracts usually work.