Will Outer Wilds ever come to Steam?

[Fish Salad]

And if so, when?
If not, do you have any ideas on how I could buy it, yet also insult Epic at the same time?

[Aachen]

Most likely when the timed exclusive ends.

[Ogami]

Epic exclusive for 1 year, after that it will most likely be released on Steam.
If you want to play it but dont want to give EPIC money, just wait till it comes to Microsoft´s Gamepass for PC.
A few other Epic exclusive games are already on there, like Metro Exodus.
You pay ( currently during the BETA) 3,99 for a month and can download/play all the games included in the Gamepass as long as the subscription runs.
Play Outer Wilds and then just cancel the subscription again and then buy it later when it comes to Steam if you want it in your collection.
This way EPIC wont see a single cent from you.

[Fish Salad]

When does exclusivity end? It's been on Epic for a few months, hasn't it?

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

1 year.

[Fish Salad]

Oh, you know what I mean.
The date. I want the date.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

When was it released?

Find that date and add a year.

[Fish Salad]

Oh, jeez. I guess I'm going to go with Plan B. Does anybody have any ideas on how to insult Epic, yet give them money?

[Ogami]

Messaggio originale di NUK3D:

Oh, jeez. I guess I'm going to go with Plan B. Does anybody have any ideas on how to insult Epic, yet give them money?

Buy a key for the game and activate it on EPIC. Just like on Steam, they wont get any money for key activation.
There are multiple key shops that offer Epic Store keys.

[Aachen]

Insult a company? Post something mean on social media or a blog or something? Seems silly that you think such would even matter.

[Fish Salad]

Messaggio originale di Ogami:

Messaggio originale di NUK3D:

Oh, jeez. I guess I'm going to go with Plan B. Does anybody have any ideas on how to insult Epic, yet give them money?

Buy a key for the game and activate it on EPIC. Just like on Steam, they wont get any money for key activation.
There are multiple key shops that offer Epic Store keys for activation.

I...
No. That falls under my personal definition of piracy. Sorry.

[Kargor]

Messaggio originale di NUK3D:

Messaggio originale di Ogami:

There are multiple key shops that offer Epic Store keys for activation.

No. That falls under my personal definition of piracy. Sorry.

Lol. You're pretty much alone with that, considering that the publisher gets his money either way: just like games purchased on Steam will make Steam pay something like 70% of the purchase price to the publisher and only keep 30%, Epic does something similar, just with different numbers.

I don't know how keys work on Epic, but as far as stores go, it's the same thing: the publisher gets x% of the price, the store keeps the rest. I'm generally assuming that other game stores can't take 30%, so it's probably less.

[ONe_mOMENT]

Messaggio originale di NUK3D:

Messaggio originale di Ogami:

Buy a key for the game and activate it on EPIC. Just like on Steam, they wont get any money for key activation.
There are multiple key shops that offer Epic Store keys for activation.

I...
No. That falls under my personal definition of piracy. Sorry.

You define piracy as buying the game from a 3rd party?

Anyway it's a moot point as I don't think there is a physical edition, nor do any trusted 3rd parties sell it other then EGS.

So wait for a sale, or wait for a year.

[Ogami]

Messaggio originale di NUK3D:

Messaggio originale di Ogami:

Buy a key for the game and activate it on EPIC. Just like on Steam, they wont get any money for key activation.
There are multiple key shops that offer Epic Store keys for activation.

I...
No. That falls under my personal definition of piracy. Sorry.

I am not talking about shady resellers like the 3 letter one or the Penguin.
I talks about licensed resellers like Greenmangaming and such.