In the same boat as Pottsey here. Don't have it and nothing so far has made me change my mind.
Has anyone changed their mind about the Epic store, after all the free games?
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I can only guess they might try it one year to test the water but bring it back quickly after. Competition is high with many companies running losses just to get their user base going. I can't see Epic ending their investments any time soon as long as Fortnite is doing well.
It's very easy to do but requires a second account.
I gave an account to my friends' boy when we took him over to PCMR.
Have another one now and will do the same no doubt.
I have no desire to give them any money and if hadn't been for them giving away free games, I would not have it on my PC. As it is, just like every other programme I don't use day to day. It is not in startup.
Have another one now and will do the same no doubt.
I have no desire to give them any money and if hadn't been for them giving away free games, I would not have it on my PC. As it is, just like every other programme I don't use day to day. It is not in startup.
They will not overtake Steam anytime soon. People have years invested in Steam libraries.
I think if there is a change with Steam it will monetisation. They may reduce their cut to keep competitive with Epic should all the legal stuff go their way. Steam will have to react if that is the case.
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I must be the only one without origin issues
. I'm only using epic for free games, I've too much invested in steam, can see it going the way of Windows phone.
. I'm only using epic for free games, I've too much invested in steam, can see it going the way of Windows phone.Definitely won't be any change in the next year. Steam also have no need to give free games away at least anytime soon. Obviously things can change much later on.
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Seems fine, I have so many free games on it, however I never play any of them. 
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I just buy the keys from reputable websites when epic has exclusivity, the store prices are way too high. PC games used to be cheaper due to being a digital marketplace versus the physical console games, now every platform is digital so that advantage is gone but thankfully there are still different ways to buy. I take the free games as there are no strings attached but it doesn't make me buy games directly from the store
My honest opinion:
The launcher itself is fine. Friends stuff doesn't feel quite there yet (the one thing about steam is it is so easy to do things with friends, like invite to watch your game etc). That's a minor niggle though. The store always seems very expensive, so I've never bought anything on it. You'd think publishers might consider lower pricing thanks to the lower cut from Epic, but I guess not.
The free games are occasionally great, but mostly aren't my jam, so I am not super fussed about it. Would I have epic installed if it weren't for the free games, though? Probably not.
The absolute core reason I don't think I'd migrate to epic? The vast majority of my games are on steam. The vast majority of my friends are on steam. In the short time I have in the evening to play games, I want to just have a look at my installed games and play the one that I feel like, or that my friends are playing. It would take some pretty bad management by Steam to get me off of it. Like if they started charging to have an account.
The launcher itself is fine. Friends stuff doesn't feel quite there yet (the one thing about steam is it is so easy to do things with friends, like invite to watch your game etc). That's a minor niggle though. The store always seems very expensive, so I've never bought anything on it. You'd think publishers might consider lower pricing thanks to the lower cut from Epic, but I guess not.
The free games are occasionally great, but mostly aren't my jam, so I am not super fussed about it. Would I have epic installed if it weren't for the free games, though? Probably not.
The absolute core reason I don't think I'd migrate to epic? The vast majority of my games are on steam. The vast majority of my friends are on steam. In the short time I have in the evening to play games, I want to just have a look at my installed games and play the one that I feel like, or that my friends are playing. It would take some pretty bad management by Steam to get me off of it. Like if they started charging to have an account.
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I tried the Epic store/launcher once for the Ghost Recon Wildlands demo but couldn’t get the game to run at all.
