Why do gamers hate Epic Games Store?
The Epic Games Store has very aggressive, anti-consumer business practices; and quite a poorly put-together digital storefront that a lot of people do not trust with their data. There are a few Steam fanboys out there who are merely brand loyal, but that doesn’t make the above any less true.
Do people actually use Epic Games Store?
Epic also says over 31 million people used the Epic Games Store daily by the end of 2020. And if those customers are primarily coming to EGS for the free games and expensive exclusives for now, Epic seems OK with that.
Do I own my games on Steam?
That, you DO own, and it’s yours as long as you have that Steam account. Plus this allows you the free time to enjoy playing the game.
Will Epic Games Store games ever come to steam?
It’s almost expected at this point that, if a game releases on PC, it’ll come to Steam. But the Epic Games Store is like a hardware company releasing a competing console and signing a bunch of third-party developers to exclusivity deals.
What percentage does Epic Games take from game sales on PC?
The creator of Fortnite and Unreal Engine launched its PC game store back in December. Epic said it would take just a 12 percent cut of developers’ sales on its platform, versus Steam’s 30.
What’s the deal with Epic and Steam friends lists?
Steam has a similar optional feature. People also accused the Epic Store of mining and sharing Steam data without permission, but Epic said it only sends that data back to itself if users opt into importing their Steam friends lists to the Epic launcher.
Does the Epic Games Store contain spyware intended to track users?
Earlier this year, R edditors claimed to have discovered evidence that the Epic Games Store included spyware intended to track users. This, Epic went on to explain, is just software that keeps tabs on page statistics to help more accurately pay people as part of Epic’s “Support-A-Creator” program.