Metro dev says next game won't be on PC if players boycott. EDIT: Official Statement made

[Peh]

Lafiel said:

CGI-Quality said:

 As has been stated, the issue isn't simply that Metro won't be on Steam for a year. It is that said deal happened just under three weeks from release. It is a bad precedent to set and it's good that people spoke up about it.

Regarding this latest statement, it is an easy way to lose a fanbase. 

if that fanbase is pissed about the devs wanting a bit more money from their game release at no extra cost for those fans, then it's probably not one worth keeping

That's not the issue. 

Just as a side note, the difference between Steam and EGS in the US is just 2$ more for the dev  Publisher for each game sold.

But I believe that the potential customer base is waaaay lower on ESG for Metro than on Steam which makes the decision quite questionable in the first place. So, I think the revenue will be lower than releasing it on Steam.