Because they don't want to wait and ultimately don't really care about having to log into a different account to play their games.
Me, I'm fine with waiting for Steam releases and I'm content to just enjoy the trickle of free games Epic hands out, rather than giving them any money. If they manage to put together a service that's actually better than Steam, I might start buying games there instead, but until then, I don't plan on rewarding their strategy. The free games are worth the effort of remembering an extra password, but that's about it.
Because they don't want to wait and ultimately don't really care about having to log into a different account to play their games. I really don't like Epic's approach to exclusivity (that is, throwing around money to buy timed exclusives to make their platform seem more appealing instead of trying to provide a service that competes more legitimately), but exclusivity to one digital storefront over the other isn't nearly as bad as exclusivity is on consoles, where there's a cost of several hundred dollars to access the exclusive content. Here, it's just an account, which is a relatively minor annoyance.
Me, I'm fine with waiting for Steam releases and I'm content to just enjoy the trickle of free games Epic hands out, rather than giving them any money. If they manage to put together a service that's actually better than Steam, I might start buying games there instead, but until then, I don't plan on rewarding their strategy. The free games are worth the effort of remembering an extra password, but that's about it.
Don't forget that if Epic manages to steal enough users to their store, Valve might have to start making games again. That's a huge plus, since Valve makes some of the best games out there.
Not wanting to exclusively patronize Steam makes someone a moron? There's an almost endless list of reasons to tar gamers as morons and that's the one this topic is about?
" I really don't like Epic's approach to exclusivity (that is, throwing around money to buy timed exclusives to make their platform seem more appealing instead of trying to provide a service that competes more legitimately)"
Don't forget that if Epic manages to steal enough users to their store, Valve might have to start making games again. That's a huge plus, since Valve makes some of the best games out there.Wishful thinking. Even with the release of Valorant Valve still does not give a crap about CS Go. Cheaters run rampant & the servers are borked. You pretty much have to go to private servers to get a good match. An TF 2, yeesh, what a mess that game is. If it isn't Dota, Valve does not care
Epic takes a shitload less of a cut than Steam, which is good for developers. If Epic wants to court developers by taking less of a cut, then that's a good thing.
"Exclusively deals are bad for everyone."
Epic takes less of a cut than Steam, so should Epic charge more just like Steam and fuck over the developers? The biggest reasons why developers are putting shit on Epic only/first is so they can make more money on games sold.
[Epic's] sale practices tend to amount to "we're discounting your game whether you like it or notTheir publishing page says sales are not mandatory. I don't know whether this encompasses exclusivity contracts, but if not that's on the devs for agreeing to it. https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/publish