I support everyone’s right to complain about tech industry stuff. Epic’s store, with exclusive games and a spartan feature set, is a fine target for ire. But please help separate facts and opinions from the lies about spyware and foreign control.https://www.usgamer.net/articles/the-epic-games-store-is-spyware-how-a-toxic-accusation-was-started-by-anti-chinese-sentiment …
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I’m the controlling shareholder in Epic Games, and have been since 1991. We have a number of outside investors now. Tencent is the largest. All of Epic’s investors our friends and partners. None can dictate decisions to Epic. None have access to Epic customer data.
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Tencent is a Chinese company founded in 1998. CEO Pony Ma and the other co-founders played a lot of Unreal Tournament back then, and visited Epic in the early 2000’s. In 2012 Epic was looking to move to online games, and we invited Tencent in as an investor to help us.
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I’ve never regretted it, and the recent anti-China rage doesn’t change that even slightly, as its completely unfounded. Epic has only had positive interactions with Tencent at all levels.
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All of Epic’s big decisions are made here in the USA and as CEO I’m 100% responsible for them. I’m grateful for everyone who has spoken in support. I also read and respectfully consider all dissenting arguments of fact and principle. Just please keep it real.
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The thing is you don't seem to care about those who dissent or disagree, outright disregarding their arguments even when they're valid. If Epic is using underhanded tactics to get his market share, I expect the same behavior when treating their customers.
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I do care. I'm not persuaded by these arguments. Ultimately I believe developers have the right to choose to sell their games on better terms, and have no "moral obligation" to sell via Steam. See https://twitter.com/TimSweeneyEpic/with_replies … for all of the ongoing dialog on this topic.
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Good question. When a developer sells you a game, they have the obligation to deliver that game to you. But when a developer shares their future plans for a game, they have every right to change their plans and let you know about the change.
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Replying to @GV_Delchev @discosamurai
Some of the specific game complications were due to timing of release dates and store decisions around launch. This should improve in the future. But generally, if a developer intends to release on Steam, I think it’s reasonable to market the game on Steam.
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