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[-] echo64@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

People don't buy games on the competitors, but yes may developers did flock to epic, which made everyone hate epic.

[-] Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 year ago

Eh, more like Epic approached them with a suitcase full of money, that's very different.

[-] PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Not even just that. They approached games that has already promised not to be exclusives, including kickstarter games that had already been funded with that promise, as well as buying games and removing them from other stores.

They were paying to have the games removed from better stores so they wouldn't have to compete. That is an example of anti-competitive practices, not just making a better product and charging more for it.

[-] echo64@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago
[-] hypna@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

People don't hate on Epic because their store has content. They hate on Epic because they tried to buy market share with exclusivity deals. Nobody wants PC gaming to turn into the streaming services.

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