The Outer Worlds becomes Epic exclusive - Because of fucking course it did

[Exceptionally Exceptional]

And there goes my excitement and willigness to support this project completely.

 

[King Buzzo]

Because of fucking course it did.

And there goes my excitement and willigness to support this project completely.

You just summed up my feelings. Obsidian, what are you doing?

 

[A Useless Fish]

Why on earth would they think abandoning Steam is a good idea? Doesn't that cut them off from, what, 90% of everyone that shops for games online?

 

[Remove Goat]

tfw best fallout dev makes original IP that makes 4 look like a rushed cashgrab

tfw it's published on the epic store

 

[Ruin]

How to lose Ruin's respect and pre order in 5 seconds.

 

[Secret Asshole]

The only silver lining is that it's going to the Windows store too. So you still don't have to buy it from Epic Games.

It just boggles my mind just how much Epic is spending for these exclusives. Its gooutta be hitting 60+ million and up.

Also this is probably a Microsoft choice, not an Obsidian choice. Microsoft wants to compete with Steam. This is their way of doing it.

But I honestly don't give a fuck. I am just waiting for Cyberpunk 2020 and playing the fuck out of that on GoG. By the time that happens, in the greatness induced haze, these lesser games will be on steam, so cheap and discounted, begging for my money.

Which they probably won't get since they'll be forgotten. So suck my dick.

 

[TheChivalrysOath]

And there goes my excitement and willigness to support this project completely.

Well that's my support lost. I've heard nothing but bad things about the epic store.

 

[d12]

A shame they pushed back the release date a whole year, I was really getting hyped about it too. Ah well, back to Kenshi.

 

[Secret Asshole]

Just remember you can buy it on the windows store. Its just like any other app like word. There's no dedicated launcher you have to install. That being said, fuck the both of the.m.

 

[Takayuki Yagami]

Why on earth would they think abandoning Steam is a good idea? Doesn't that cut them off from, what, 90% of everyone that shops for games online?

Because Epic is willing to throw incomprehensable amounts of money at devs for deals. The Pheonix Point guy more or less said he’d still be in the black if every backer for the game did a forced chargeback. Also, do any of the Japanese Developers have large Tencent investments? I know they’re only recently starting to trust Steam, they’re doing great shot right now, and don’t usually like the Chinese much.

 

[Secret Asshole]

You'll see publishers touting the store and shit, but Epic is really throwing money at them. It's pure bullshit. Like they're bragging Exodus sold better than last light. Because Exodus was fucking hyped and Last Light had massive optimization and performance issues when it came out. No shit it sold better.

 

[The tired cat]

The saddest part is that there will be people who'd be willing to put up with this BS just to enjoy the game because they love Obsidians work and wanna support 'em, despite what Microsoft has pulled.

 

[Y2K Baby]

Obsidian's upper management made a shit decision? Not a surprise. Not the first time.

 

[YayLasagna]

From here on they have solidified the only game they ever made worth anything was Fallout New Vegas

 

[Y2K Baby]

From here on they have solidified the only game they ever made worth anything was Fallout New Vegas

You have confirmed that you've only played a single RPG in your entire life.

 

[Poiseon]

Fuck. I was really looking forward to Outer Worlds. Not going for it now. Epic has been stealing user info from Steam files on users computers who have both programs installed. And apparently they are forty percent owned by China.

Shameful, really. It looks like a really good game.

 

[SiccDicc]

Eh, I wasn't particularly thrilled by the trailer anyways since it reminded me too much of WildStar which was intentionally cartoony. Plus they don't really have any of the good stock they used to since most everyone jumped ship or was under contract which was never renewed and I doubt I'd be able to join the corporation since that isn't in vogue right now, even if I could I bet they'd make them "hilariously" incompetent and such instead of an actual threat -- or some kind of Captain Planet villain.

I'm just gonna wait for Cyberpunk 2077.

 

[KingofNothing]

Fuck this. I've heard nothing but shitty things about the Epic Store. And fuck Epic for pulling this exclusivity shit, at least Origin and Uplay make the games they section off.

 

[The tired cat]

Also, apparently another game Epic snatched is the Sinking City which I also was looking forward to that game as well, since it seemed promising. Seriously, fuck the Epic Store and their exclusive bullshit.

 

[RomanesEuntDomus]

Expect more of this, while Epic tries to shill their shitty store.

Steam set a pretty decent market standard (far from perfect, but given how much power Steam has, they do surprisingly little bullshit with it, it seems). Now Epic pops up with their store and they hope to datamine their piggybank customers. No, thanks, I say.