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[–] rljkeimig@lemmy.one 72 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I would have bought it if it hadn't been an Epic exclusive. Maybe when it releases on Steam.

[–] GammaGames@beehaw.org 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Agreed. I loved the first but I’m not going to install epic for one game

[–] sfera@beehaw.org 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

What about something like Heroic Game Launcher? I'm not advocating for Epic, just pointing out that alternatives exist.

[–] bitfucker@programming.dev 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So to compensate for a poor service that is epic game launcher you have to turn to oss solution maintained by the community thanklessly while still giving epic the 25% cut of your sale? I'd rather not give epic any money at all

[–] sfera@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

As I previously said, I don't advocate for buying from Epic. But if it happens that you have some games from their Store (for whatever reason, like ones you got for free) there are alternatives to their client.

[–] GammaGames@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I primarily play on TV and VR so big picture is already my interface of choice

Edit: does it even support Steam? They’re not advertising it on the FAQ:

Support for launching games from the Epic Games Store and GOG

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You add the game in Heroic, and it has a menu option to add the game to Steam. There's another setting that will do this automatically, once the game is installed.

[–] GammaGames@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That makes sense 👀 how’s that thumbnail db looking nowadays

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

SteamGridDB? Fantastic, especially now that the Steam Deck is part of the ecosystem!

[–] Luvon@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I use playknight, though I still don’t buy from epic.

Play knight gives me an overview of all humble keys I haven’t used as well as gog, steam, epic, etc.

Just helps me make sure I don’t buy a game on sale that I own

[–] sfera@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Playnite? I would love to use it if it would support Linux.

[–] Luvon@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

It looks like Linux support is going to be actually actively looked at again soon with playnite 11, so there is still hope

https://github.com/JosefNemec/Playnite/issues/59#issuecomment-1083572073

[–] bread@feddit.nl 25 points 1 year ago

I'm sure there are many who share that sentiment. I tend to forget games even exist if they're Epic exclusive.

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'll wait for the GOG release, I have Control there already.

[–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Do you think this one will be there too, with tencent in the picture?

[–] hornedfiend@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 year ago

I don't particularly hate epic,but ~90% of my games are on steam,so I don't really install the rest cause I don't need to.

that being said,I will buy it when and if it comes to steam. if not,oh well...

[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

I have to assume they did the math and concluded an epic exclusive was still the more lucrative option.

[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I doubt it will since Epic is the publisher...

[–] applepie@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Rich dudes got a pissing match... although Gabe did no wrong!

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 8 points 1 year ago

Epic CEO is just salty he didn't come up with the Steam Deck concept first.