Epic would charge Steam’s fees if they had Steam’s marketshare.
while at the same time providing worse service.
Ever noticed the difference between Epic checkout vs Steam checkout?
And that is the part one would want to make the best, because that’s what gets the money in.
Yes, because the checkout page gets revenue ⇒ the bottom line.
The points you say are the things Valve is doing extra to provide value to the customer.
The point I am saying, is the first thing that anyone working for money needs to care about.
steampowered checkout page:
loads in a reasonable time
has the same colour theme as the rest of the website
Epic checkout page:
even the in-app checkout page is slower than the Steam web checkout page
is slow not only before loading but also after clicking the ‘place order’ button
While EGS increases its minimum Windows # requirements, Steam client is already available on Linux.
Although I would prefer being able to build it myself rather than keeping it in Firejail
Epic would charge Steam’s fees if they had Steam’s marketshare.
Everyone thinking they care about creators or customers is a fucking moron.
while at the same time providing worse service.
Ever noticed the difference between Epic checkout vs Steam checkout? And that is the part one would want to make the best, because that’s what gets the money in.
Out of all the services that Valve offers, you decided to compare their checkout page?
Yes, because the checkout page gets revenue ⇒ the bottom line.
The points you say are the things Valve is doing extra to provide value to the customer.
The point I am saying, is the first thing that anyone working for money needs to care about.
steampowered checkout page:
Epic checkout page:
Are they close to feature parity with Steam yet? Like after a quick search of it looks like they added cloud saves but that took years.
Not even close. Plus, it’s not just about feature parity. It’s also about ease of use. EGS is still shit as of 2 months ago.
While EGS increases its minimum Windows # requirements, Steam client is already available on Linux.
Although I would prefer being able to build it myself rather than keeping it in Firejail