Amazon thought it could compete with Steam because it was so much larger than Valve, but Prime Gaming's former VP admits that 'gamers already had the solution to their problems' - eviltoast
"Just because you are big enough to build something doesn’t mean people will use it."

I did not realize they were trying to compete in the first place.

  • 9point6@lemmy.worldEnglish
    72·
    3 days ago

    The timed exclusivity deals are what did it for me

    Bringing that bullshit to the PC gaming market guaranteed I’ll never spend a penny on their storefront.

    If the carrot they’re leading with is limiting choice, I’m not going to hang around waiting to find out what the stick might be if they get successful

    • m-p{3}@lemmy.caEnglish
      29·
      3 days ago

      Epic is doing me a favor, I get to keep my money while I play my backlog, then I buy the game on Steam / GOG for cheaper later on.