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After years of being available only on consoles, the PC platform will be seeing a port of a massive RPG franchise: Square Enix’s Kingdom Hearts. Epic Games will have Kingdom Hearts 1.5 Remix, 2.5 Remix, 2.8, 3, and Melody of Memory all available on its storefront. All of them will be launching exclusively on the Epic Games Store on March 30th, with 1.5+2.5 Remix to retail for $49.99, while the rest are priced at $59.99.

 

[Mythical]

The problem is, the devs' cut being larger is actually not true for most games, especially big ones like this. If your game is making 1M+ $ benefit, you get the same cut on both platforms.

It only is true for small games being released on EGS, but outside of the few devs being outright bought by Epic and Tencent for that one-year exclusivity, there's nearly none worth the buy. And most small devs are turning towards Steam anyway, since it offers a much bigger quantity of players and a much better support for their releases.

Actually, and since its release, there weren't any EGS game you couldn't find an equivalent or superior game of the same genre on Steam, and for a lesser price to boot. And with all the security problems that still plague EGS, this is a platform to avoid even now.

I don't care about large game companies they make enough money, I care about the small devs, tho this isn't the place to go into a deep discussion over egs. This is just good news for most kh fans. Also there are good egs exclusives, the tony hawk game for instance

 

[Edgarska]

They never said otherwise. How else are you gonna interperter "exclusive"
It SHOULD be forever. Imo. else it is just a timegated multi platform title.

Yes, games should be limited to one console with no chance for ports in the future just so people who get mad when other people can play the same game are happy.

 

[Chrisssj2]

Yes, games should be limited to one console with no chance for ports in the future just so people who get mad when other people can play the same game are happy.

Better call the new consoles TimeGateStation. or GateBox.

 

[Edgarska]

Better call the new consoles TimeGateStation. or GateBox.

Why do other people having access to the same games make you so mad? You already played them, you've lost nothing.

 

[Chrisssj2]

Why do other people having access to the same games make you so mad? You already played them, you've lost nothing.

It makes me mad, Cuz I didn't need to buy them! And the whole console!

 

[Edgarska]

It makes me mad, Cuz I didn't need to buy them! And the whole console!

Exactly, you didn't need to buy them. But you have the option of buying them if you want to play them earlier than other people.

 

[Chrisssj2]

Exactly, you didn't need to buy them. But you have the option of buying them if you want to play them earlier than other people.

Which is why im pissed they are bringing more and more exclusives over. I still had some reason for my consoles. but they growing thin.

 

[Edgarska]

Which is why im pissed they are bringing more and more exclusives over. I still had some reason for my consoles. but they growing thin.

That's great news, more availability means more people have access to those games.

It really sounds like you're mad that more people can enjoy the games, which is incredibly sad.

 

[CrossOut]

This does not suprise me. Square Enix games are not really on sale all that much on the consoles, normaly they are on sale on consoles 3 times at most and mostly on bigger holidays like Christmas or summer. Since epic give more money to the developers Square Enix want to make the most profit possible. I wonder if the rest of the games will ever end up on Xbox game pass for pc?

Looks like it may not if they are doing this deal with epic. If recall the Kingdom Hearts 3 is or was on the console game pass but never pc. Also i wonder if we will ever see a release Steam if it does well on The Epic Game store? Say after a year or to they announce that it will come to steam. I really hope it will come to steam in future.

 

[Chrisssj2]

That's great news, more availability means more people have access to those games.

It really sounds like you're mad that more people can enjoy the games, which is incredibly sad.

It means I have wasted money for nothing. When I coulda just cracked the game on pc.
Also you'd think exclusivity would help consoles.
If i didn't have any consoles etc. yes this news would be nice.
But still I wonder if it is the best news for gaming industry.
Creates healthy competition between systems etc.

 

[Edgarska]

It means I have wasted money for nothing. When I coulda just cracked the game on pc.
Also you'd think exclusivity would help consoles.
If i didn't have any consoles etc. yes this news would be nice.
But still I wonder if it is the best news for gaming industry.
Creates healthy competition between systems etc.

Exclusives do the opposite of creating healthy competition, because the incentive of buying a console stops being about the console's capabilities and it comes down to which company paid for the best exclusives.

Having no exclusives means you can focus on buying the device that better fits your needs.

And in cases like this, where the game is ported to other systems after a time of exclusivity, it harms no one, since the people who already bought the console already got to play it, and their enjoyment of it is not diminished by other people being able to play it.

It's the early adopter tax, you pay more for the ability to play it sooner. If the fact that other people have the same access to it now bothers you, then there's really nothing anyone can do to help you, except maybe a mental health professional.

 

[mattyxarope]

Hopefully not.

I mean, if it got us another game...

 

[TrendingNews]

Y'all think this is coming to steam? I doubt it, not all games have limited time exclusivity

If its not going to steam than people have the option to pirate the games.

 

[_v3]

Can't wait for the mods. Randomizer KH2 looks like a crapton of fun.

 

[Lumstar]

It makes me mad, Cuz I didn't need to buy them! And the whole console!

Most if not all Epic exclusives are also available on console.

 

[Purple_Heart]

or importing the crossguard light saber of sw7/8 (kylo ren version) and replace with the Kingdom Key

 

[Mythical]

If its not going to steam than people have the option to pirate the games.

You say that, but Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 + 2 released 5 months ago and still has no crack
also wait that's illegal

 

[TrendingNews]

that's illegal

Not if no one knows about it.

 

[Mythical]

Not if no one knows about it.

If a tree falls in a forest, and there's no one around to hear it, does it make a sound?

 

[TrendingNews]

If a tree falls in a forest, and there's no one around to hear it, does it make a sound?

Huh?