• Kng@feddit.rocks
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    3 days ago

    I’m honestly surprised they made that much. Still have yet to meet a single person who has actually bought a game on epic launcher.

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      2 days ago

      I’ve bought exactly three games on Epic over the years: The Old World, The Division 2, and Ghost Recon Breakpoint deluxe edition. Regional prices for EPIC are better than Steam’s, and sometimes they have promos while also giving away coupons. I bought Breakpoint for like 10% of its actual real price on Steam, and The Division was something like 70% off as well. If I’m not mistaken, The Old World was epic exclusive during early access, when I bought it. On the same time frame though… I probably bought 60+ games on Steam.

    • PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works
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      3 days ago

      I was kinda suprised too. I know someone else was saying they’re popular in developing nations, because of better regional pricing, although I can’t confirm that. I also know that they were a popular choice for crypto grifts and similar shady and scammy games, since they had less moderation than Steam, so its possible some of the income also comes from stuff like that.