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Epic Games founder & CEO

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    1. XentziS‏ @XentziSGaming 25 Jul 2019
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      Correct. And before the comparison to Origin and Uplay, the difference is their exclusives are limited to their own products. They don't actively go out looking to steal products to monopolize.

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    2. Jim, not vetbro enough‏ @jaymzr74 25 Jul 2019
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      Replying to @XentziSGaming @Kat_Baran_ @KendrickHaven

      Exactly! I already have EGS on my PC because of Fortnite BR. HP's drivers and other nonsense are far more invasive (tho EGS still has issues) than anything else distributed by a legitimate company, so half the internet can STFU about Chinese spyware.

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    3. Sengir Industries Gaming‏ @Sengir79 25 Jul 2019
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      Except they did literally steal everyone's steam friends list without permission from their own pc, just saying

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    4. Jim, not vetbro enough‏ @jaymzr74 25 Jul 2019
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      Replying to @Sengir79 @XentziSGaming and

      My iPhone pulled all my gmail and Facebook contacts in without my explicit consent, so that I had a calendar filled with birthdays and up to 4 contact entries per person on any of those lists. Business as usual in the poorly regulated realm of information, despicable as it is.

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    5.  🔸𝗞𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻 🔸‏ @Kat_Baran_ 25 Jul 2019
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      Replying to @jaymzr74 @Sengir79 and

      iOS and Android - trying to separate the user into apple or no apple user... I agree if you say no Epic because of security concerns. But I still don't understand the pgi shitstorm...

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    6. The Draco Foundation‏ @Dunkelzahn2057 26 Jul 2019
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      It boils down to something very simple: Epic is not going to listen unless their bottom line is hurt. Their bottom line is hurt through the people they buy off's bottom line. So the only way to hurt them is to go to the source of their money and hurt that flow. Or use FTC reports

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    7.  🔸𝗞𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻 🔸‏ @Kat_Baran_ 26 Jul 2019
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      and punish the workers from pgi too and make them afraid to loose their job? I mean there a doing a great job to get this content.... I guess you also refuse to use Amazon, google, apple...that's only fair to do. Alexa is listening whole time...

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    8. The Draco Foundation‏ @Dunkelzahn2057 26 Jul 2019
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      Replying to @Kat_Baran_ @jaymzr74 and

      Your argument comes across as suggesting that everyone should sit down, shut up, and mindlessly consume everything that is put on our plates, because if we don't someone might have to get a different job. That's a great pro-corporation mindset to take, really.

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    9. The Draco Foundation‏ @Dunkelzahn2057 26 Jul 2019
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      Replying to @Dunkelzahn2057 @Kat_Baran_ and

      So, yes. If you want to hurt a corporation, you need to hit the money at its source and have that flow up the stack. If they don't lose money, they have no reason to change behaviors. Yes, this impacts the employees; because they are part of the company's value that can be lost.

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    10. The Draco Foundation‏ @Dunkelzahn2057 26 Jul 2019
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      I should take the time to state that this is not malice towards the individuals who work for Epic or PGI. The root of the problem is @TimSweeneyEpic and his dishonest, anti-consumer tactics, and everyone else is just collateral damage in an attempt to get him to listen for once.

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      Tim Sweeney‏ @TimSweeneyEpic 26 Jul 2019
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      I’m listening, I just don’t agree with you. I believe that PC store exclusives are a reasonable strategy for a new store with an 88/12 revenue split in favor of developers to compete against an established 70/30 store with over 90% market share.

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        2. XentziS‏ @XentziSGaming 26 Jul 2019
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          Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic @Dunkelzahn2057 and

          That's not competition, Tim. That's monopolizing. Instead of buying other games to sell on ONLY your store, why not spend that money to make your store more desirable, or, dare I say it, produce your own damn games? The fact that you have to buy popular games for your store

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        3. Tim Sweeney‏ @TimSweeneyEpic 26 Jul 2019
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          Replying to @XentziSGaming @Dunkelzahn2057 and

          We’re doing all of those things, but they take varying amounts of time to complete. There’s a limit to how quickly Epic can spend money to accelerate features, as there’s a limited number of developers with the right expertise, and it takes time to find, hire, and onboard more.

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        2. The Draco Foundation‏ @Dunkelzahn2057 26 Jul 2019
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          Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic @Kat_Baran_ and

          Very well, if you are listening - Why aim for a year long exclusivity period when you'd get the bulk of your sales in a month long one instead? It hurts any goodwill your partners may have had, and further lowers Epic in the eyes of consumers who pay attention to your history.

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        3. Tim Sweeney‏ @TimSweeneyEpic 26 Jul 2019
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          The exclusivity periods are aimed at bringing in the core buyers of the game and follow-on friends joining through word of mouth, similar to the timeframe of a movie debuting in theaters. We looked at sales data of existing games and concluded that was generally 6-12 months.

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        1. R‏ @demoninchrome 27 Jul 2019
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          Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic @Dunkelzahn2057 and

          timmy gmg has a 30/70 spilt theres alot of epic exclusives on there you need to come up with a better arguement

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        1. Iskandar‏ @Isytwit 26 Jul 2019
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          Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic @Dunkelzahn2057 and

          88/12 is enough to compete against a great store like steam. Customers would have supported that, just need more marketing.

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        2. Jim, not vetbro enough‏ @jaymzr74 27 Jul 2019
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          Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic @Dunkelzahn2057 and

          We're going to continue to disagree on this point. The 18% savings for the dev/pub is great for THEM, but it's not as though WE will ever see that as a reduced base price. Meanwhile, if prices are the same then I'd prefer to buy via Steam where most of my other games are. ...

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        3. Jim, not vetbro enough‏ @jaymzr74 27 Jul 2019
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          But here's the REAL problem. Competition is a cornerstone of the free market. From OUR perspective, taking a game exclusive means eliminating competition instead of competing. We're supposed to have our say by choosing where to buy, but exclusivity robs us of that. ...

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        1. MrAngryBates‏ @MrAngryBates 28 Jul 2019
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          Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic @Dunkelzahn2057 and

          It's not just a matter of a different opinion. It results in actions, impacting ppl that obviously don't agree with the consequences they are now facing. Btw those 90% market share was admittedly just another wild guess by you. As well as the 70/30 myth. Stay true to facts pls.

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        1. Jason Yu‏ @jasonycw 29 Jul 2019
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          Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic @Dunkelzahn2057 and

          Not reasonable for the customers at all. You guys provide no benefits for customer compare to any other stores. Fortnite is the only reason EGS exist Stop spending money on exclusive, spend on improvement for better PR and saving time arguing on Twitter.

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