It’s clear from a massive thread that I got involved in that consumers have no idea that an exclusive means the dev usually gets MONEY and good store placement. To devs this can be a lifeline that means they survive. They aren’t trying to be horrible.
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Nor are devs with exclusive deals bad at business (which armchair experts seem to think). Lucky devs can choose: 1) Sell on big store but maybe get screwed by the algo. 2) Get big upfront $ now and live to fight another day. In many cases no. 1) is the bad decision.
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Replying to @GreyAlien
the thing in this Epic case is even more ridiculous because it's not a $300+ console to buy, just a simple other installer file to download for your PC. 10 minutes, done. No extra hassle. You don't need to buy another device to play the exclusive...
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It's not completely ridiculous - I have Steam, GOG, and Origin clients on my PC already. I *really* don't want to fracture my digitial game library any more than it already is. For instance, number of UPlay games I own is zero.
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Pfuit I have Uplay, Bethesda launcher and Blizzard! :P Well I am sure many USERS don't like it, but it's not a matter of what users like at this point...
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Sure - and I don't resent Metro choosing Epic's store, or that the store exists - but unfortunately, despite very much liking the previous games, it's unlikely I'll be getting the new one. I installed Origin through gritted teeth :D
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I installed Origin because of Mass Effect 3, Dragon Age, and The Sims 4. Perhaps when Epic's store has similar exclusives for my tastes, then I'll also install it through gritted teeth. But Metro is just one game which I can live without.
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yep I'm not going to change my mind for that. I await much more the Division 2 instead. BTW don't know if you played Odysseus but that game would be pretty much worth installing a new client for me :D
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