Why does everyone hate Epic?

[Minox]

Hate is a strong word. I simply don't want to deal with their launcher as I find it to be pretty bad and I'm willing to wait for their exclusivity to end before buying something. I'm not in a hurry.

 

[Julie_Pilgrim]

True. Ubisoft is the worst...making crap like Scott Pilgrim Vs The World....lol

It hurt me to like this

 

[CeeDee]

They also did a bunch of bad business practices apparently, but that doesn't matter because it pales in comparison to the sin of making a game that I don't like

Nonono their only sin is making the trendy video game I don't like, don't you get it?

 

[BigOnYa]

It hurt me to like this

You know I'm jk, I like it actually

 

[Julie_Pilgrim]

Nonono their only sin is making the trendy video game I don't like, don't you get it?

Of course I get it, there is no sin worse than making something I don't like

 

[Viri]

Epic Vs. Apple

Tim Sweeney sperging out on Twitter made me actually root for Apple, and I fucking hate Apple. Also, calling Apple a monopoly when Android is a thing is stupid.

 

[Seliph]

Tim Sweeney sperging out on Twitter made me actually root for Apple, and I fucking hate Apple. Also, calling Apple a monopoly when Android is a thing is stupid.

What made it so terrible was how bald-faced he was about it, acting like Epic was doing something revolutionary when in reality they just wanted to weasel their way into even more money. I despise the whole lot but Jesus Christ was Epic's anti-Apple propaganda insufferable.

 

[Minox]

Tim Sweeney sperging out on Twitter made me actually root for Apple, and I fucking hate Apple. Also, calling Apple a monopoly when Android is a thing is stupid.

Why? As much as I'm not a fan of Epic Games they do have a point. You are not free to install what you want on a device you supposedly own.

 

[Julie_Pilgrim]

What made it so terrible was how bald-faced he was about it, acting like Epic was doing something revolutionary when in reality they just wanted to weasel their way into even more money. I despise the whole lot but Jesus Christ was Epic's anti-Apple propaganda insufferable.

Why can't I break apple's policies, this is literally 1984!!!!

No, I have not read 1984, why do you ask

 

[Seliph]

Why can't I break apple's policies, this is literally 1984!!!!

No, I have not read 1984, why do you ask

So true, so Orwellian and Kafkaesque and maybe even a little Vonnegutian if I may be so bold

 

[Viri]

Why? As much as I'm not a fan of Epic Games they do have a point. You are not free to install what you want on a device you supposedly own.

While I do agree that I should be allowed to install any thing I want on a device that I own, I don't believe a "walled garden" makes your platform a monopoly. If a "walled garden" made a platform a monopoly, then a whole lot of other platforms are also monopolies, Switch, PS5, Xbox, etc.

 

[Minox]

While I do agree that I should be allowed to install any thing I want on a device that I own, I don't believe a "walled garden" makes your platform a monopoly. If a "walled garden" made a platform a monopoly, then a whole lot of other platforms are also monopolies, Switch, PS5, Xbox, etc.

I would argue that the same thing applies to other devices. You own your device and should be able to run what you want on it.

Xbox however would not quite fit that description of yours as they actively allow you to run your own code, even if it's within a separate walled area.

 

[stupid2ass]

I don't care about moneyhatting or needing another launcher. I get free games and heavily discounted great games. I definitely don't hate them. Might as well enjoy the ride while it lasts (I don't think it's sustainable). The games eventually come out on Steam anyways so folks can wait if they hate Epic so much.

 

[Deleted member 397813]

for making my pc look like something that an 11 year old would use

 

[Julie_Pilgrim]

for making my pc look like something that an 11 year old would use

?????

 

[Deleted member 397813]

?????

i have not seen someone over the age of 11 with the epic games launcher unless there was a free game there.

 

[Xzi]

EGS' feature set is comparable to 2004's Steam, and it never seems to get any updates. Epic is 40% owned by Tencent. They're the only ones who pay for third-party exclusivity on PC, and most of the time it's not so much "exclusivity" as it is keeping games solely off Steam for a year. They killed off Unreal Tournament. And their CEO talked shit about PC gaming for nearly two decades before the storefront debut.

 

[BigOnYa]

i have not seen someone over the age of 11 with the epic games launcher unless there was a free game there.

Yup that's me, Hate Fortnight, but have a few free other games from Epic

 

[Crazynoob458]

their "store" is just chinese spyware

 

[Julie_Pilgrim]

I only use the launcher for rocket league