vivster said:
Bofferbrauer2 said:
Storefront exclusives are not the same as platform exclusives.
Nobody bats an eye if the Witcher series would be locked to GOG for instance, as it's from the same developer and thus only fair they keep the spoils. Same if Ubisoft titles would only be sold on Uplay anymore or EA only on Origin. Or Nintendo asking you to buy their console to buy their games.
But what irritates people is the fact that Epic is buying exclusive publishing rights on games they don't own and didn't develop themselves.
It's also highly ironic, as Rocket league was on the forefront of Sony's crossplay debacle, and is, with Fortnite, the only game that Sony allows crossplay with other consoles. Now imagine if Epic now would lock out the Steam players...
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But Rocket League is by all intents and purposes Epic's game now. So it should be fair if they limit it to their store? They are literally paying the game's development right now.
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I don't think it's a debate on the legality of what they are doing. I'm under the impression that a large part of the reason they bought the developer in the first place is so that they could do this. When things are anti-consumer, it's generally a good idea to let your voice be heard about it. Boffer does make a good point, though; it's quite ironic.
