Yes, competition is good for consumers, whether the competitors themselves like it or not. It breeds innovation and change.Do you support the Epic store as a Steam contender?
Yes and I have. I have also acquired plenty of the free offerings, some that are just sitting there waiting on the time to get to them.Would you buy a game on there?
If I had a game that they would take, I certainly would. If I used their engine, it would be an even better deal(and I may use their engine if I ever get to the 3d project I have on the backburner).Would you release a game on there?
Yes; 100%. Steam needs actual competition.Do you support the Epic store as a Steam contender?
Not yet. I dislike how they handled their first major push (specifically, their making exclusives of already Kickstarted games) enough that I'm not buying from them until they actually do the most basic thing to show they care about the consumer. Once Epic adds the ability to read and post consumer reviews as well as a freaking shopping cart, I will be more than willing to spend money there.Would you buy a game on there?
Simultaneous release with other storefronts? Absolutely. Exclusivity? Depends on the deal.Would you release a game on there?
This is something that I often prematurely think about. I definitely wouldn't want to sell out after how many years I've spent on my FPS wanting to get it out there to as many people as possible, but I also am in my 30's making way less than I should be at this point because of my focus on this damn game for so long while pining for my dream car, so I also wouldn't necessarily want to give up a shortcut to financial success just for artistic integrity on a potentially sinking ship.Simultaneous release with other storefronts? Absolutely. Exclusivity? Depends on the deal.
It's less a matter of "artistic integrity" and more of a financial concern.This is something that I often prematurely think about. I definitely wouldn't want to sell out after how many years I've spent on my FPS wanting to get it out there to as many people as possible, but I also am in my 30's making way less than I should be at this point because of my focus on this damn game for so long while pining for my dream car, so I also wouldn't necessarily want to give up a shortcut to financial success just for artistic integrity on a potentially sinking ship.
A variety of reasons. Here are some I've seen; stupid or reasonable:Interesting, so what are these haters hating about - exclusivity deal games?
Honestly, I really dislike this kind of topic... If you want other people's opinions and you want to spark a discussion, you should ALWAYS try and give your own opinion too, as well as reasons for why you are looking for the opinions of others. I personally feel that creating topics like this is cowardly and usually only done by someone looking to spark controversy but with no real interest in the subject either way (I'm not saying that this is the case, I'm saying that this is how I feel when I see topics devoid of any actual discussion from the creator themselves...). If you create a topic to discuss something, at least explain why you are making the topic and give it some direction...Do you support the Epic store as a Steam contender?
Would you buy a game on there?
Would you release a game on there?
Any thoughts welcome~
Steam holds your game/app around their finger. Whereas itch.io is more anarchistic (note: not democratic). Steam also has a lot of toxic reviewers, whereas in itch.io they post and ask for the problem at hand. If you want to put your game or app on Steam, then be ready for toxicity.@Alice
Of course if you have a $20 game (Which you might struggle to sell on Itch), the payment fees would be a lower percentage of your sales, but for a $4 game, you roughly end up paying 10% to the payment processor, and then whatever percentage you set to give Itch as well. Ultimately, Itch will pay more than Steam, if you have them set to <15%, you'll be earning more on Itch than Steam, but Steam brings in far far more customers than Itch, so in the grand scheme of things, you'll make more money on Steam.
I think you can have problems with both, in my experience, I've had to deal with more hate on Itch than on Steam, admittedly I've only released 1 game on Steam, and I've had 5 or 6 projects on Itch.Steam holds your game/app around their finger. Whereas itch.io is more anarchistic (note: not democratic). Steam also has a lot of toxic reviewers, whereas in itch.io they post and ask for the problem at hand. If you want to put your game or app on Steam, then be ready for toxicity.
I understand and participate in consumer convenience, but personally I'd prefer to see more competition to level the playing field, hopefully being more fair for everyone in the long term.I love Steam, and I want them to contain all PC games. So personally I'm not a fan of Origin or Epic.
You can't just ask for thoughts and then accuse someone of trolling when they give you their thoughts...I understand and participate in consumer convenience, but personally I'd prefer to see more competition to level the playing field, hopefully being more fair for everyone in the long term.
Granted I can't tell if you're being a troll as usual and I'm just replying to... Some sort of sarcastic mocking.