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0 pointsmathgeek4mo ago0 comments

Pretty much. If it weren’t for free games and exclusives there would be no Epic Store to speak of.

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It's like being a first party for a Video Game Console. Gabe Newell having a billion in Yachts, Bill Gates might have a billion dollars tied up in Real Estate. It has less to say about the personal greed of Gabe Newell and more to say about the relative size of the market.

keyringlight4mo ago

I think while PC is a good example of epic struggling to compete with someone who took full advantage of being first mover, the apple appstore/google play mobile stores are also where they've put in significant financial/legal effort trying to create a more lucrative openings in that market as well.

worldfoodgood4mo ago

I don't understand. You think Steam exists without Half Life and Counterstrike?

DaSHacka4mo ago

Nowadays? Yes

worldfoodgood4mo ago

Of course now it does, but it was bootstrapped off the back of commercial success. The parent poster was suggesting Epic could only finance a game store off the commercial success of Fortnite. Which seemed to be the exact same path Valve took, so I was curious to explore why the parent felt they were different.

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mathgeekOP4mo ago

I don’t believe what you are asking, nor do I claim to. Claiming one thing does not automatically exclude all other causes.

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Whoppertime4mo ago

keyringlight4mo ago

worldfoodgood4mo ago

I don't understand. You think Steam exists without Half Life and Counterstrike?

DaSHacka4mo ago

Nowadays? Yes

worldfoodgood4mo ago

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mathgeekOP4mo ago

I don’t believe what you are asking, nor do I claim to. Claiming one thing does not automatically exclude all other causes.

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