I get that Steam is where everything and everyone is at. And that the user experience and functionality is best there BUT having another player to try an compete with Steam is a good thing, right?

If anyone can try, it's the Fortnite Bank.

So, why the hate?

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[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 29 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Generally, yes. But Epic is not competitive in any way.

Their idea of being competitive is not to deliver an amazing product, it is to buy exclusivity for games so they can't be sold on other platforms, which benefits no one except themselves.

[–] MudMan@fedia.io -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Gog, then? Itch? I'm not even going to try with Microsoft or the publisher stores because people were so mad at them they effectively killed them.

Turns out nobody is competitive in any way against Steam, which seems to be the whole problem of lacking competition and having a single player dominating a market.

[–] ampersandrew@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

GOG is competitive for my dollar. DRM-free is a compelling proposition, and they've got an excellent refund program. There are a lot of things they could stand to do better, but those two things alone give me an actual reason to shop there over Steam.