Number of Epic Games Store accounts increases, number of active accounts remains stable – Gaming – News

“While Microsoft is experiencing a steady growth in paying users for their game pass, and this without any form of exclusivity.”

uhhh, what?? You could say: Microsoft would like to offer Gamepass on all platforms, but don’t count on Halo Infinite ever becoming part of Playstation Now (or their new service), so there’s definitely some form of exclusivity. What if I like Playstation Now’s interface more than Microsoft’s way of downloading/providing games with Gamepass? You will never be given that choice.

Unless you mean that their games are also for sale separately from Gamepass, but those are also not for sale in all stores or on all consoles. If there’s one company that has consistently emphasized any form of exclusivity in its trailers in all its press conferences over the past ten years, it’s been Microsoft. (“XBox Console exclusive”, “Exclusive”, etc.)

Also consider buying Bethesda (Starfield not on Playstation) or Activision Blizzard (possibly only 3 COD games on Playstation).

Furthermore, I think n3othebest is quite right: you can’t break Steam’s dominance without either lower prices or exclusives. Steam is really gigantic and 20 years of further development of the interface and platform as a new party cannot simply be done 1-2-3, unless you first start working on it for many years without any turnover. It’s better to do things differently: start with a basic interface, slowly add features, and attract customers in a different way.

I say this as someone who has never used the Epic Games Store and has no plans to, but for another reason.

[Reactie gewijzigd door Ultimus XI op 28 januari 2022 13:51]

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