ylai@lemmy.ml to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoEpic Games Admits In Court That Its PC Store Still Isn't Profitablekotaku.comexternal-linkmessage-square333fedilinkarrow-up1831arrow-down126cross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.workspcgaming@lemmy.cagaming@lemmy.mlgaming@kbin.social
arrow-up1805arrow-down1external-linkEpic Games Admits In Court That Its PC Store Still Isn't Profitablekotaku.comylai@lemmy.ml to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square333fedilinkcross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.workspcgaming@lemmy.cagaming@lemmy.mlgaming@kbin.social
minus-squareericflo@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39arrow-down6·8 months agoEGS losing money has been great for gamers, as they continue to give away free games in an attempt to claw any marketshare. Gamers continue to win as long as this situation lasts. But reading these comments, nobody seems to recognize this.
minus-squareBluesF@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30arrow-down1·8 months agoGamers lose when the store shuts down and you lose access to all of the games you got for free, or worse actually paid for.
minus-squareRose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·8 months agoMany of the games are DRM-free, as evidenced on PCGamingWiki.
minus-squaredangblingus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoI actually didn’t know this. Fuckin eh!
minus-squareQueen HawlSera@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·8 months agoYeah but Unreal Tournament goes back on the shelf
minus-squarespecfreq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down4·8 months agoESG losing money is great for me just on principle, Tim Sweeney can go fuck himself.
minus-squarewafflez@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·8 months agoTencent is a despicable company
minus-squarebeefcat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·8 months agoConsumers also won when a Walmart would open up in their neighborhood and run the local stores out of business by selling everything at a loss. Of course, once the competition was eliminated, Walmart stopped selling things at a loss.
EGS losing money has been great for gamers, as they continue to give away free games in an attempt to claw any marketshare. Gamers continue to win as long as this situation lasts. But reading these comments, nobody seems to recognize this.
Gamers lose when the store shuts down and you lose access to all of the games you got for free, or worse actually paid for.
Many of the games are DRM-free, as evidenced on PCGamingWiki.
I actually didn’t know this. Fuckin eh!
Yeah but Unreal Tournament goes back on the shelf
ESG losing money is great for me just on principle, Tim Sweeney can go fuck himself.
Tencent is a despicable company
Consumers also won when a Walmart would open up in their neighborhood and run the local stores out of business by selling everything at a loss.
Of course, once the competition was eliminated, Walmart stopped selling things at a loss.