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

[vivster]

Pemalite said:

vivster said:

When was the last time a boycott actually boycotted? Koch has already won with the big money deal from Epic and Epic has already won by spreading their client. At this point it doesn't really matter anymore if the game only sells half as much as it would have. But I doubt that "boycott" will have any meaningful impact on sales in the first place. And if it has they'll just release the game on Steam. We already lost and they already won.

Battlefield 5 comes to mind.

I haven't really found any specific sales data. The only figures seem to compare its sales to Battlefield 1, which is one of the best received Battlefield games and the best selling. If years of being the most hated games company and supposed boycotts still cause a game to be sold in millions I doubt a supposed boycott of a semi popular game will do any damage.

In fact I believe this move will make the Epic games store a hell of a lot more popular and will create a serious alternative to Steam in the coming years.