- Battle.net, Ubisoft Connect, Rockstar Social Club, and other major AAA launchers are most often just dedicated to the games they make/publish, with few exceptions. They can't replace the market for wider game selection like Steam.
In addition, they lack some of the features/UX/creature comforts of Steam's platform, as well as layering on extra DRM measures.
- EA Origin gets closer to being a steam replacement than the former set, as it has more third party selection in addition to its own games, but it's still closer to just being another AAA publisher launcher than a general game store than anything else.
@firecat @EU_Commission
- Epic Games Store would be the closest game distribution platform that could build parity with Steam, but it is (in my opinion) the most lacking store of all.
It advocates game distribution percentages to fall to levels that are possibly unsustainable for most platforms to take, including EGS itself. The platform has brought the anti-competitive measures of third-party exclusives to a platform that has rarely had any. It directly exacerbates the issue of having to sign up to multiple game distribution accounts to access games. The UX and feature selection is routinely lacking, as the rate of development on the store is glacial in comparison to the market standard (perhaps exacerbated by the very slim margins it takes). Many features that one would expect with modern games are missing entirely, and require gamers to use steam to fill in the gaps anyway. Their customer support is some of the most atrocious I've ever seen. Etc etc etc...
@firecat @EU_Commission
- Epic Games Store would be the closest game distribution platform that could build parity with Steam, but it is (in my opinion) the most lacking store of all.
It advocates game distribution percentages to fall to levels that are possibly unsustainable for most platforms to take, including EGS itself. The platform has brought the anti-competitive measures of third-party exclusives to a platform that has rarely had any. It directly exacerbates the issue of having to sign up...