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Nothing more disappointing to me than seeing a game I might enjoy... and then it's only available on PC on Epic Games store. Why can't it be available on Epic, Xbox game store and Steam? It's so annoying, like you have no choice but to use Epic... which I would literally do ANYTHING not to use.

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[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 73 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Epic pays for exclusivity sometimes. It’s funny, I keep picking up the free epic games but I don’t think I have ever once played a single game on there.

[–] stardust@lemmy.ca 25 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

I claim but I don't even have the launcher installed. If it wasn't for the giveaways I'd completely forget about the place.

[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 23 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't even get the free games...they aren't worth my time. I'll pay to get them elsewhere instead even if it's free there when I'm looking

[–] kitnaht@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm claiming them for the day when Epic games store shuts down and they give out keys for redeemed games on steam. I'm playing the long game. :D

[–] stardust@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 weeks ago

Bethesda did that after shutting down their launcher.

[–] RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

I just download the games that are drm free (which is actually quite a lot) and put a zip archive on my backup drive(s)

[–] Xabis@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

I just use the heroic/legendary alternative launcher for any single player games I actually want to play from egs. It’s open source and gives epic less footprint on my machine.

Unfortunately if you want to do anything multiplayer then you need the real client.

[–] howrar@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

I've been picking them up religiously after I found out I missed Frostpunk. The only ones I've played were the big names like Control, Death Standing, and the old Fallout games. For everything else, the client doesn't give you enough information to decide if it's worth your time or not. I keep having to go back and forth between Epic and Steam to read reviews and the "similar to other games you've played" thing. It's not worth the effort.