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vivster said:

JEMC said:

I got it when they gave it away for free. Still haven't tried it yet... something that can be said for almost all the EGS games I've gotten.

And es, the catalog isn't big enough, but it's still growing.

Ok, it may be because I'm not really focused today and as a result I'm a bit slow (yes, as hard to believe as it is, I can be even slower than I usually am), but I've read that as a bunch of problems that can happen if they do the migration for almost no benefit as all the content is bought in game. The only reason is to do it just for the sake of it.

As for your console comparison, it's a flawled comparison. If a console maker buys a studio, it's the future games will be exclusive, but the ones that have already been launched will still be available on each platform. Even more, in some cases where the game was developed under contract for another publisher, they may still work to launch that game on other platforms even after being bought, like what happened with Obsidian and The Outer Worlds.

The reason to do it is very simple, to get people to sign up for EGS. This will be even more impactful when RL goes F2P. So it's not just to spite Steam. Every platform tries to get exclusives to grow their own marketplace. Steam is the only one who doesn't because they already have the monopoly, they don't need to fight for market share.

The console comparison is very apt. RL is an online game and a pretty old one at that, of course they aren't going to wait until RL 2 releases. Another good example is Bayonetta. Bayonetta 2 was a continuation of the story and basically a must buy for every Bayonetta fan. But it wasn't possible because it was bought by Nintendo, so it's not available to buy or play anywhere else. A real dick move. Nintendo paid for it, so it's their choice how much of a dick they want to be. Same with Epic and Psyonix. They literally pay for RL's existence, so of course they're gonna try to monetize it. And money = getting players on your store. It's the exact same dick move, though massively less impactful due to just being on a different launcher. To be even close to as bad as what Nintendo and other consoles are doing Psyonix would need to completely stop development on the Steam version and never provide any updates. And even then it wouldn't be quite as bad as selling useless plastic. Not to mention the game will still be available on every console.

Viv, Epic already has Fortnite and gives away free AAA games most weeks. If that's not enough to bring players to their store, Rocket League won't change that.

But if they really want to try it, it could work better with an hypothetical Rocket League 2, free to play like you mention and with the option to import your profile from the first game.