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[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

It depends on how many new users begin using the Epic Games store as a result of purchasing Alan Wake.

Obviously they goal is to get people to use their store over steam, so they're likely just operating at a loss while Forknife continues to generate money. My money is on Steam, but that's just because I'm biased.

[–] GiveMemes@jlai.lu 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They also need to keep those users though. Like if people just come for Alan wake 2 they have no incentive to stay currently because the epic games store and app are kinda dogwater compared to steam.

Like I have launchers for a couple services on my computer and the only one that gets used except for the purpose of playing one specific game is steam.

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

Well, I probably didn't articulate it well enough, but that is what I mean by "using the Epic Games store".

I didn't mean simply buying Alan Wake, I meant using the store for other games.