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PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month ago

Epic fails to compete with Steam because “EGS is a shop, Steam is a community”, says Witchfire lead, as Epic has “nothing to do but to buy”

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Epic fails to compete with Steam because “EGS is a shop, Steam is a community”, says Witchfire lead, as Epic has “nothing to do but to buy”

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PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month ago

Why do gamers refuse to use the Epic Games Store? Former Epic exclusive Witchfire developer Adrian Chmielarz explains its because Steam is a home.

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I don’t use EGS because it they actually locked in significant market share they would enshittify so fast your head would spin.
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  They’re innovating, then. They chose to enshittify before getting significant market share.

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