https://www.epicgames.com/store/pl/
Nieco ponad miesiąc temu wystartowała platforma, mająca stać się pierwszą poważną konkurencję dla Steama - Epic Games Store.
Narobili trochę szumu na Game Awards, umieszczając swoje logo na prawie każdym pokazanym indyku i zaskarbiając sobie parę exów pieniążkami zarobionymi przez Fortnite. Na tym nie koniec, bo zachętą dla devów ma być split przychodów 88/12 w przeciwieństwie do sklepu Valve, w którym producenci gier oddają 30% platform-holderowi.Zachętą dla graczy jest rozdawanie co dwa tygodnie gry za darmo. Obecnie można dziabnąć What Remains of Edith Finch.
Epic zaczynają również z grubej rury 2019, bo stworzyli razem z Improbable fundusz warty $25mln, aby developerzy odchodzili od silnika Unity.
Jak się zapatrujecie na agresywną na politykę ekspansyjną EG? Dobrze, bo nowa konkurencja dla Steama ożywi rynek czy źle, bo to kolejny launcher i rozpiżdżenie rynku przez eksy na różne platformy?
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Let’s take a quick look at some of the user features enjoyed by other store platforms:
HUMBLE STORE
DRM-free packages (optional), access to Android versions of games (APK), Steam keys, Charity-share support, gift purchases for others, refunds (case by case basis), wishlists.
GOG.com
DRM-free packages, access to the GOG Galaxy client with Achievements, Leaderboards, Friends List, forums, cloud saves, roll back branches, multiplayer API, cross play with Steam, game reviews, wishlists, Steam keys for older purchases (via special promotions that vary from game to game), refunds.
STEAM
Achievements, Leaderboards, Steam Stats, Cloud Saves, Big Picture Mode, gamepad integration with mapping and community presets, forums, artwork/screenshot sharing hub, ability to stream video within the Steam client to friends and followers, The Workshop (community mod sharing), game reviews with filtering and metrics data (such as showing which reviews were bought on Steam, or an outside store, developer responses, etc.), Linux support for non-Linux based games, friends list with chat/presence integration and block/unblock, wishlists, dev hub with “follow” feature for news related updates, game guides by the community, Steam Music integration, Family Sharing, trading card economy with unlockable content, gift purchases for friends or those on Steam, full regional pricing, refunds.
I’ve tried to list features that, if not unique to the platform, at least are very nice quality of life features that one can expect when buying games on that platform. Here’s the list of Epic features as of December 9th, 2018:
EPIC LAUNCHER
Friends list (block/unblock functionality), DRM-free packages (optional), refunds, limited regional pricing (more regions to come in 2019).