Yeah, not sure why I would allow any high impact startup like a game store to run at startup, much less 10 of them.
Yeah... not sure what the problem is with just clicking the icon of the game you want to play, have the 'store' fire itself up because its required to open the game in question. Job done, no long boot, no 865101 applications running in background. If you frequent one store, you can have it on startup. Tons of options! But somehow, the best option to people is 'not installing it' because its a new icon
I also love how dozens of insignificant (or downright false) things are dragged along to make a point about EGS. They'll survive, though, I have no doubt about that. In a year from now I think quite a few people here will be looking at their posts in amazement. The bandwagon is real.
okay,all due respect to people talking about healthy competition and all.
Wouldnt it be "healthy" if both stores had it?
So You can choose? (I know its not easy to do so, but oh well)
If its only a niche shop exclusive, like Borderlands 3 has a chance to become, then we have no choice whatsoever.
Id say its against the rights of a consumer (in a weird, flawed way but bare with me).
Its like, imagine You are standing neck high in a puddle of urine, and there is a person ready to shovel excrement all over Your face.
Will You dive in the piss? or will You take on the s***?
But, I will wait until an actual reveal, before I get carried away with my imagination.
mr Pitchford dont let me down.
You may consider it 'inconvenient' but let's compare it with something non-gaming:
Supermarket Y and Supermarket X. Y always sold you the Coca Cola, but now X has made an exclusivity deal and you don't generally go there. But, your favorite drink is Coca Cola.
What will you do? Not drink it? Or will you cave and find a way to make the trip to Supermarket X worthwhile, for example by combining it with other things you need nearby, or getting other products at Supermarket X while you're there anyway.
I think the answer to that is obvious. You adapt, because you don't want to lose your favorite drink. But now put that in the context of launchers/games. With launchers, the inconvenience is 100% emotional: you don't need to drive an extra mile, you don't need to reshuffle your shopping lists, you don't need to compare products between stores. All you need to do is click a mouse button and make a purchase. This isn't forced exclusivity, its self-imposed. You have the access, the hardware and the means, but you
choose not to get a product. That is the market as it should be, and that is why products are exclusive to specific stores. The when and why is irrelevant, it is what it is, deal with it.
Note: I don't work for Coca Cola
PS: about healthy competition: NO. It is not healthy competition if every store sells the same products. Because all that is left then is for stores to compete on price, and that is a race to the bottom. That is EXACTLY why exclusives exist, and it is, ironically, also EXACTLY why Steam has built all sorts of additional features around their store. They offer things the competition doesn't have, or doesn't have yet. You could say integrated mod support for example, is exclusive to Steam at this point; and that may well be a reason not to get a game on EGS. On the other hand, you could also solve that with a bit of extra effort and a visit to Nexusmods. If you want something, you can make it happen, and EGS or exclusivity deals don't change any of that.
what I want is just to play the games. if the game is on steam, then I definitely buy it. but if it's not (e.g. Diablo), then I will buy it on their respective platforms. I still don't get it why people glorify one particular platform and loathe another platform.
