The Epic Games Store continues to give out free games to entice users to its platform, and this time, they've got a pretty big game to offer. Grand Theft Auto V is going to be available for free, starting May 14th. You'll have until May 21st to add the game to your account, and you'll get to keep it forever once you do so.

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UPDATE: It appears the Tweet was not meant to go up quite yet, as it has now been removed from the official Twitter account.

 

[SG854]

I’m past the point of caring. They can hype themselves up however much they want—who cares? If people are registering for free games and not buying anything, it’s just bragging rights on the internet for Epic. As if they don’t flaunt their brand enough.

Everyone already has their own launcher. Twitch, uPlay, Origin, Rockstar, Epic. Why be bothered by Epic jumping on an existing bandwagon when the games come to Steam eventually.

It’d be nice if they could actually add more features but really, they probably will thrive just fine without them because they can do anything with their Fortnite funds. It’s just one less game I have to pirate.

It's weird when there is a launcher within a launcher. Going on Steam to load up Rockstars, to play Red Dead Redemption 2.

 

[Pokemon_Tea_Sea_Jee]

Be careful you don't crash this site

How would I? I do not understand what you mean.

 

[HRudyPlayZ]

It's weird when there is a launcher within a launcher. Going on Steam to load up Rockstars, to play Red Dead Redemption 2.

Launchers of launchers have one good reason to exist: Being able to find all your games in one place instead of multiples and having a good customizable UI.

 

[SG854]

Alot of people viewing this page. GTA 5 is what? A 7 yr old game, I think. Still popular. It was still a top downloaded game on Steam a few days ago. Still a very popular game. Especially with the Green Alien Blue Alien turf wars that happened recently.

 

[Pokemon_Tea_Sea_Jee]

Launchers of launchers have one good reason to exist: Being able to find all your games in one place instead of multiples and having a good customizable UI.

If I start a Steam game from GOG Galaxy, will it launch Steam?

I hope not.

 

[DANTENDO]

How would I? I do not understand what you mean.

Meaning I've had about 100 notifications by you in the last 10 minutes

 

[SuperDan]

Wow I must say I'm impressed with this I don't have gta5 on my pc.. This is a must for me.. Thanks for informing me

how big is the download anyone>?<

 

[Pokemon_Tea_Sea_Jee]

Alot of people viewing this page. GTA 5 us what? A 7 yr old game, I think. Still popular. It was still a top downloaded game on Steam a few days ago. Still a very popular game. Especially with the Green Alien Blue Alien turf wars that happened recently.

Imagine how upset the people who have bought it within the past two weeks feel.

 

[FAST6191]

Exclusivity used to be a draw, although, it's completely anti-consumer / anti-concurrential.
But the consumers are starting to realise that, and people will boycott the stores with exclusivity, so instead of being an argument, it would be a repellent.

The stores themselves are anti consumer. If you are already in the mud though why not wrestle?

 

[SG854]

Launchers of launchers have one good reason to exist: Being able to find all your games in one place instead of multiples and having a good customizable UI.

What if its Steam to load up Epic games launcher to play Fortnite? What if that ever happened? One launcher that gets more love then another launcher. Inception!

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Imagine how upset the people who have bought it within the past two weeks feel.

I was so close to getting it on steam too, to join the Alien turf war. But now it's free, yay!

 

[Pokemon_Tea_Sea_Jee]

What if its Steam to load up Epic games launcher to play Fortnite? What if that ever happened? Inception!

I have Epic Games Launcher on Steam as a non-Steam game and I tagged it was "Pwn."

 

[HRudyPlayZ]

If I start a Steam game from GOG Galaxy, will it launch Steam?

I hope not.

It will, as a background process... Don't worry it won't just launch the Steam UI for you to click play twice, it will just launch the store in the background for DRMs and other stuff.

 

[Chary]

It's weird when there is a launcher within a launcher. Going on Steam to load up Rockstars, to play Red Dead Redemption 2.

Ubisoft does this too with older games. Far Cry 3 and old Assassins Creed games require uPlay in the background. I’ll suffer through it for launchers that aren’t garbage, but it sucks when you buy a game on one platform only to be forced into another.

 

[Pokemon_Tea_Sea_Jee]

It will, as a background process... Don't worry it won't just launch the Steam UI for you to click play twice, it will just launch the store in the background for DRMs and other stuff.

1. Will the store load as one of those icons in the tray (forgot what they are called)?
2. Will the game load almost as quickly as a game would that was not running through a sad double-store window thing, given Steam has not been started on the PC yet?

 

[8BitWonder]

Plus, keep in mind that they are by default encrypted, not plain text...

I have mine open in a text editor right now, it's definitely in plain-text and not encrypted.

Spoiler: localconfig.vdf

 

[chrisrlink]

watch it be 500'd until the 21st Epic won't even care to extend it for all the headache so many are having

 

[MrTrololo_]

epic games is down, i guess it's overloaded

 

[player594]

I got the page to load for a minute but the free game section was missing.

 

[Pokemon_Tea_Sea_Jee]

People who pirated the game are now rushing to get legit copies so they can play the official GTA Online. I reckon.

 

[chrisrlink]

and watch them be even hated more