Epic vs Steam

[Nasarog]

https://kotaku.com/the-guy-behind-steam-spy-has-been-working-on-epics-stor-1830890162
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWRHWpEh8uY

What are your thoughts?

[Nasarog]

Gregorovitch původně napsal:

Nasarog původně napsal:

But my government doesn't use social media

It doesn't?

Touche... Not as bad as China? Private companies certainly do, but no one has the Draconian rules in place (just yet) in the US like they do in China (yet).

[Marfig]

Gregorovitch původně napsal:

Marfig původně napsal:

And lest we forget, they refuse to host games from indie developers who don't want their exclusivity deal. Let's talk about the developer of DARQ, or Rise of Industry, or Factorio.

If this is so it's appalling, almost worse than the exclusive deals themselves. In fact, worse. Have you got any links to sources on the details of this?

Sure!

Here's one on ArsTechnica from around last year when DARQ refused the exclusivity deal.
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/08/why-one-pc-developer-turned-down-the-security-of-epics-exclusivity-offer/

[PengoPaddy]

Nasarog původně napsal:

Gregorovitch původně napsal:

It doesn't?

Touche... Not as bad as China? Private companies certainly do, but no one has the Draconian rules in place (just yet) in the US like they do in China (yet).

What did you get banned for?

Censorship is coming, in fact it already is. Firstly they went for anyone too far from the mainstream, the people that the average person wouldn't have a problem banning like some natural health over doctors type stuff. But the bans are getting progressively (see what I did there?) worse.

[Nasarog]

PengoPaddy původně napsal:

Nasarog původně napsal:

Touche... Not as bad as China? Private companies certainly do, but no one has the Draconian rules in place (just yet) in the US like they do in China (yet).

What did you get banned for?

Censorship is coming, in fact it already is. Firstly they went for anyone too far from the mainstream, the people that the average person wouldn't have a problem banning like some natural health over doctors type stuff. But the bans are getting progressively (see what I did there?) worse.

Acomment I made about a NPR article... I took some pics of it, so I will post it up once I get access back.

It's bullshit. I see 100% worse stuff being posted by lots of people, but I got banned. Fuck Twitter!

[Mr.Kill]

Nasarog původně napsal:

PengoPaddy původně napsal:

What did you get banned for?

Censorship is coming, in fact it already is. Firstly they went for anyone too far from the mainstream, the people that the average person wouldn't have a problem banning like some natural health over doctors type stuff. But the bans are getting progressively (see what I did there?) worse.

Acomment I made about a NPR article... I took some pics of it, so I will post it up once I get access back.

It's bullshit. I see 100% worse stuff being posted by lots of people, but I got banned. Fuck Twitter!

Well obviously its because you didn't write things about how Nazi's are subhuman and should be killed and anyone who is white\male or non-left is a Nazi.

[Nasarog]

Mr.Kill původně napsal:

Nasarog původně napsal:

Acomment I made about a NPR article... I took some pics of it, so I will post it up once I get access back.

It's bullshit. I see 100% worse stuff being posted by lots of people, but I got banned. Fuck Twitter!

Well obviously its because you didn't write things about how Nazi's are subhuman and should be killed and anyone who is white\male or non-left is a Nazi.

Nothing political about my post either. At least nothing that goes one way or another, or so I thought. I think someone at NPR flagged me.

[Marfig]

I pity not those among you that at this point still use twitter.

[CyMonk]

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/10/01/gog-galaxy-client-will-start-selling-epic-games-store-games/

[Nasarog]

CyMonk původně napsal:

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/10/01/gog-galaxy-client-will-start-selling-epic-games-store-games/

Wha?!?!?!

[PengoPaddy]

From what I saw on Reddit today they want GoG Galaxy to be able to sell all store's games, that being the app facilitates it.

[Nasarog]

PengoPaddy původně napsal:

From what I saw on Reddit today they want GoG Galaxy to be able to sell all store's games, that being the app facilitates it.

lol

[Gregorovitch]

Epic vs Apple: Epic are fucked. Suck it up, Sweeney. You're officially a crook. That's what the legal parlance used by the judge "without clean hands" and a "rose is a rose by any other name"means.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_vDjLxsqn8

This is a really good explanation of the legalities of the situation BTW, also an indication that judges, this one anyways, know a lot more about the ins and outs of games and phones that one might have thought.

[Nasarog]

Gregorovitch původně napsal:

Epic vs Apple: Epic are fucked. Suck it up, Sweeney. You're officially a crook. That's what the legal parlance used by the judge "without clean hands" and a "rose is a rose by any other name"means.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_vDjLxsqn8

This is a really good explanation of the legalities of the situation BTW, also an indication that judges, this one anyways, know a lot more about the ins and outs of games and phones that one might have thought.

The latest development of EPIC selling its games on GoG won't help their case either.

[Gregorovitch]

Nasarog původně napsal:

The latest development of EPIC selling its games on GoG won't help their case either.

Yeah, weird that. I know CDPR have had an ambition to make their store app a unified PC gateway for some time, and I guess this fits in with that, but Epic? Maybe it's just that Epic are the only company willing to play ball and they figured they've got to start somewhere.

[Mr.Kill]

Gregorovitch původně napsal:

Nasarog původně napsal:

The latest development of EPIC selling its games on GoG won't help their case either.

Yeah, weird that. I know CDPR have had an ambition to make their store app a unified PC gateway for some time, and I guess this fits in with that, but Epic? Maybe it's just that Epic are the only company willing to play ball and they figured they've got to start somewhere.

I think they just want some of that sweet reckless spending that Epic is willing to provide.

Tragic isn't going to be happy about this news though.