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[–] bouh@lemmy.world 71 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Sometimes I wonder if these people understand that no player ever wanted exclusivities on a game store. Instead of providing a decent service, they're litteraly trying to kidnap customers with a choice between waiting for months for this big release or taking it on a subpar platform.

[–] Baphomet_The_Blasphemer@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This is my current dilemma with the new Star Wars outlaws game. Epic has exclusivity on release (or can buy direct on ubisoft), but I have 29 other Star Wars games all on Steam. Do I really want one odd game on a different platform, or do I just accept that I won't be playing it at release and wait the months for it to come to Steam?

[–] CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Epic has exclusivity on release

Wait, really? It's officially off my list now. Screw those guys.