Epic Games and Steam have been facing off for months now, and things have gotten pretty cutthroat. Epic has convinced multiple developers to yank their upcoming (sometimes highly-anticipated) games from Steam in favor of timed Epic Games Store exclusivity, and…
Epic Games and Steam have been facing off for months now, and things have gotten pretty cutthroat. Epic has convinced multiple developers to yank their upcoming (sometimes highly-anticipated) games from Steam in favor of timed Epic Games Store exclusivity, and the company doesn’t appear to be stopping that trend anytime soon.
Now, in an attempt to cast Epic as the benevolent side in this platform war, the company’s CEO — Tim Sweeney — has published a tweet promising a « retreat from exclusives » if Steam drops its 30 percent revenue cut to match Epic’s 12 percent « without major strings attached. »
Sweeney says such a move, if it occurred, would be a « glorious moment » in the history of PC gaming, adding that the effects would likely radiate to other digital distribution platforms, such as Ubisoft’s Uplay, EA’s Origin, or even CD Projekt Red’s Good Old Games.
