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Nextren.com – Competition between Epic Games Store and Steam as the platform for game providers has become increasingly stringent lately.
Launch from PC Gamer, in 2020, Epic Games The store has spent more than 444 million US Dollars or around Rp. 6.5 Trillion as a guarantee so that game developers want to exclude the game at Epic Games Store.
Other than that, Epic Games The store also pays deep enough to bring in free games on its platform.
By presenting exclusive games and free games on the platform, Epic Games Store trying to compete with existence Steam who are indeed older than them.
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The data related to the Epic Games Store release was obtained after the company was involved in a legal battle with Apple.
Apple revealed that the Epic Games Store has suffered a loss of 181 Million US Dollars or around Rp. 2.6 Trillion in 2019.
Furthermore, Apple also provided data stating that in 2020 the Epic Game Store had suffered a loss of US $ 273 million or around Rp. 4 Trillion.
So, how does the Epic Games Store respond to this massive release of funds? See the explanation on the next page.
Epic Games Store confirms that they have poured a lot of money into bringing in exclusive games and free games for customers.
In fact, Epic Games Store will continue this trend with predictions that they will experience a loss of 131 million US Dollars or around Rp 1.9 Trillion.
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However, there are different perspectives between Apple and the Epic Games Store regarding this allocation of funds.
The Epic Game Store considers this massive release of funds as a long-term investment, not a loss.
The Epic Game Store predicts that they will be able to reap profits in 2023.
Tim Sweeney as CEO of Epic Games revealed that Epic Games Store has not been able to provide an advantage at the scale and stage of development because it uses a large amount of funds for marketing and user acquisition costs to gain market share.
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How do you think about the Epic Game Store’s massive outlay? Write your response in the comments column!
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