[EPIC] How to link with steam?

[Cronos1082 [FR]]

Hi guys, is someone know how to link steam with the game bought on epic? At start I don't have options to link it and see my steam friend list with epic

[Crimson Wisp]

Epic hates steam, so I doubt it.

[Mansen]

Don't mind Sany. They're working on it.

[Hiphastis]

Thats good to hear if true, I know epic and steam are not friendly, but wouldn't it be possible to give a cd-key of the game you bought on either platform, that way you could run it though steam once it hit this platform. I dont know 100% of the legalities and im sure thats the big problem rather then a reasonable fix.

[Sinaeb]

12/88 don't allow you to give others access to games you sold

[Frastia]

yeah, for all epic bayers need send steam-key.

[Hiphastis]

is that not ageinst most consumer laws? You are buying a product you dont own, if you did own it you would have control of it, same as if you had a CD itself, you can in most cases install it on many PCs

[Sinaeb]

Ursprungligen skrivet av Hiphastis:

is that not ageinst most consumer laws? You are buying a product you dont own, if you did own it you would have control of it, same as if you had a CD itself, you can in most cases install it on many PCs

You buy a license to have access to a game, you don't own the game

[Hiphastis]

the legal loopholes always win. lol. Not like i can complain ultimately, ill likely just buy it on steam if in a short time there isn't any way its going to come here from epics library. Really if you like the game and want it on here you should support the devs.

[DC-GS]

Honest question, why would you want to do so?
Either you hate Epic - in that case you buy the game on Steam and wont link your account with Epic. Why even have an account there?
Or (more likely) you are fine with Epic. In that case, why not buy it there and keep playing it there?

Ursprungligen skrivet av Hiphastis:

but wouldn't it be possible to give a cd-key of the game you bought on either platform, that way you could run it though steam once it hit this platform.

For Epic (or Valve) it would make no sense to give away keys for another platform. They would do it at a loss. Better ask the devs. They can get Steam keys and distribute them to Epic customers.

Or make something like GOG Conect.

[Weaver]

Ursprungligen skrivet av Hiphastis:

Thats good to hear if true, I know epic and steam are not friendly, but wouldn't it be possible to give a cd-key of the game you bought on either platform, that way you could run it though steam once it hit this platform. I dont know 100% of the legalities and im sure thats the big problem rather then a reasonable fix.

Why? That would be dumping upkeep and maintenance cost on a company who had zero involvement and zero profit from the sale. It would be like buying a product at Best Buy them insisting Target honors it's upkeep and maintenance just because Target sales the same product. You'd be laughed out of the store.

[Hiphastis]

well no, i was viewing it was a product not a digital good. A bunch of games i own myself i can just put in the key and i can play it anywhere i choose if supported. it seems also like you are trying to say i want support for all games from all companies, not at all. once it hits support for the other platform is the only time it should be considerd. but i understand its a digital property rather then a product you buy in a store. And there are many times when people find loop holes, like buying from one store and returning at annother for slight profit either in credit or trade.

[Perf]

Я покупаю игру, а не место в магазине. Другая ситуация была, если я куплю игру и она работает на виртуальном ПК продавца, тогда я согласен что право использование принадлежит магазину.
Правильно иметь возможность запустить игру на торговой платформе где есть полезное сообщество и мои друзья и это steam. Нет моей вины в том что игра появилась в Steam после Epic.
(пример хорошей политики fallout 76 (подарили другие части fallout)).

I buy a game, not a place in a store. Another situation was if I buy the game and it works on the seller’s virtual PC, then I agree that the right to use belongs to the store.
It’s right to be able to run the game on a trading platform where there is a useful community and my friends and this is steam. It’s not my fault that the game appeared on Steam after Epic.
(an example of a good fallout 76 policy (presented with other parts of fallout)).

[Emily Howard]

Ursprungligen skrivet av DC-GS:

Honest question, why would you want to do so?
Either you hate Epic - in that case you buy the game on Steam and wont link your account with Epic. Why even have an account there?
Or (more likely) you are fine with Epic. In that case, why not buy it there and keep playing it there?

Ursprungligen skrivet av Hiphastis:

but wouldn't it be possible to give a cd-key of the game you bought on either platform, that way you could run it though steam once it hit this platform.

For Epic (or Valve) it would make no sense to give away keys for another platform. They would do it at a loss. Better ask the devs. They can get Steam keys and distribute them to Epic customers.

Or make something like GOG Conect.

Btw, it's not like Valve can generate keys for the Epic Launcher and vice versa. GoG Connect is time-limited and always for select games, expect for the Witcher and STALKER games where every valid key (i.e. Steam or even retail) works.

A service must allow to generate keys and the distributor has to decide what key(s) someone gets.

[Weaver]

Ursprungligen skrivet av Hiphastis:

well no, i was viewing it was a product not a digital good. A bunch of games i own myself i can just put in the key and i can play it anywhere i choose if supported. it seems also like you are trying to say i want support for all games from all companies, not at all. once it hits support for the other platform is the only time it should be considerd. but i understand its a digital property rather then a product you buy in a store. And there are many times when people find loop holes, like buying from one store and returning at annother for slight profit either in credit or trade.

It is a product that requires servers, being able to download any time and provide updates, so it requires constant maintenance cost. All of that requires someone to foot the bill for the hosting and data management. Back in the day we either had a hard disc and no updates so there were no maintenance cost, or you used a million different launcher services from a million different companies. Battlenet, origin, ustore, single game launchers, and so on. Now those services have been condensed and developers pay storefronts like Steam and Epic to handle all the upkeep and logistics for them. This is especially helpful to smaller companies who can't afford to maintain the constant overhead. It's very much how physical products and warranties and maintenance are handled.

[Hiphastis]

of course, but don't make it seem like epic or steam are stuggling with that.