Steam is about to get raped by permanent Epic Store exclusives
>The Epic Games approach to publishing fundamentally changes the developer/publisher model, and aims to have the most developer-friendly terms in the industry, so that creators can focus on making great games.
>Full creative freedom and ownership. Developers retain 100% of all intellectual property and full creative control of their work. >Fully-funded projects. Epic Games Publishing will cover up to 100% of development costs, from developer salaries to go-to-market expenses such as QA, localization, marketing, and all publishing costs. >50/50 profit sharing. Developers earn a fair share for their work -- once costs are recouped, developers earn at least 50% of all profits.
>“We’re building the publishing model we always wanted for ourselves when we worked with publishers,” said Tim Sweeney, Founder and CEO of Epic Games.
>"gen DESIGN, Remedy, and Playdead are among the most innovative and talented studios in the industry, with strong visions for their next games,” said Hector Sanchez, Head of Epic Games Publishing. “They will have full creative control, while Epic will provide a solid foundation of project funding and services.”
yeah but they still are counting refunds/keys given away as "sold" so... shill elsewhere?
Charles Rodriguez
Sounds great, what's the problem?
Grayson Nelson
>mfw Epic chink shills think about Steam 24/7 >mfw I don't think about Epic at all except for the few second it takes me to read and reply to a shitty Yas Forums thread lmao
Robert Foster
Steamies are trying to find a way to make the deal look bad right now
Blake Carter
>give devs what is commonly known as a "grant" >claim you are fundamentally changing the developer/publisher model Can Tim Sweeney stop acting like a faggot for even just a day?
Mason Evans
Finna
Joshua Gomez
Based
William White
Steam already does this. Epic lures in nigger devs with earlier profits but Steam pays the same at the end of it all
Tyler Sanders
As if getting your shit deleted several times didn't teach you anything.
Tyler Foster
Tim Sweeny is an athiest so i WONT be using the epic games store
Camden Price
>china starts to recover from corona >chinkshill posting goes back Really makes you think.
Nathan Allen
>gen DESIGN, Playdead, and Remedy Entertainment Wake me up when they get somebody that actually matters
Expect console ports, but none of these games will come out for Steam, steamie
Oliver Thomas
Steam takes 30% and gives nothing.
Landon Murphy
You are 100% retarded.
Oliver Russell
Despite EGS games already being payed for and safe for pirating I still haven't seen a single EGS exclusive game I'd like to even pirate, pretty incredible.
Hudson Thompson
You also don't play many games as is anyway, cuck boy.
Same and it seems the exclusives they secure now are games that would have sank and are just gonna scam Epic out of some easy money.
Ayden Butler
imagine being this retarded, gaben just eats
Ethan Hall
>Steam takes 30% Not really accurate and it never was. Also EGS sells their games on third party sites like GMG, guess what? They take 30%.
Isaac Cruz
gmg is taking what ever they want, epic takes is 12% cut
Tyler Moore
Epic won. Valve is going out of business in 3 months top. Screencap this.
Charles Mitchell
>gmg is taking what ever they want Yeah because Epic isn't going to go to bat for these retard devs either. Their entire approach is hilariously flawed and it's amazing they keep stumbling over their own feet making the same mistakes. Now securing has-been studios and literal whos to waste money on. I knew Timmy looked like he had the downs but this is just amazing.
Josiah Ortiz
If epic only takes 12%, why aren't the games cheaper for us?
Josiah Hall
Because Epic passes savings to faggot devs instead of you. You know, the same devs who will still try and nickle and dime you with microtransactions and DLC even after the 12% shift? It's almost like this is a key reason EGS is mocked and disliked by most people.
Andrew Gutierrez
Remedy hasn't made a really good game since Max Payne.
Isaac Jackson
>50/50 profit sharing once costs are recouped >Once costs are recouped. >EGS still retains ability to set the price for the product. >Worse than their 70/30 plan.
Basically the same plan but you absolutely won't get money unless it sells very well.
Henry Miller
wow dude, three studios which only produced flops in the last years. how will steam ever recover.
Jayden Martin
>who is Ueda fucking zoomer
Aiden Murphy
pretty cool, user. love to see all these Yas Forumsedditors seethe over this too.
Joseph Collins
>who is Ueda The Kojima of indie games, in case anyone was wondering.
Brody Perez
>>who is Ueda A hack who thinks having something die at the end of his games is "art". Too bad he never got the message that video games should include good gameplay.
Tyler Cruz
>has zero argument so resorts to spamming the buzzword of the month Not a good look!
EGS so irrelevant that the only place I even see anyone talking about it anymore is Yas Forums because a small handful of shitposters know it's good (you) material. outer wilds
Benjamin Flores
>NOOOOOO YOU HAVE TO LIKE MY PRETENTIOUS GARBAGE How about you go back.
Lucas King
The (You)s come from the annoyance factor of them spamming this shit all fucking day. It would be weak shitposting otherwise.
Jordan Jenkins
The guy who made the piece of shit that is Last Guardian? For all we know, he could easily be past his prime. Stop being so easily impressed by big names, you dipshit
Jeremiah Fisher
>once costs are recouped There we go. Chinks gonna chink. First time one of these studios makes a game that flops (which, considering they're all minor studios that don't sell that much) they'll be neck deep in debt with Epic and what's the way out of that? Sell them your IPs and close up shop! This is basically EA's business model except EA skips the step of giving devs a vain hope of not ending up absorbed by them.
