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G2ThaUNiT on 19 September 2023
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Ryuu96 said:
gtotheunit91 said:

A big part of the problem, aside from the Xbox App/Windows Store being useless for so long, is that there's only Game Pass games on the storefront. You're not going to be finding your Apex Legends, Elden Ring, GTAV, Rust, Rainbow Six Siege, CP2077, FIFA, etc. on the Windows Store. If a game isn't on PC Game Pass, then you're not going to find it on the Windows Store. ABK will definitely help quite a bit in that regard though. 

One of the few exceptions ironically was Forspoken

Honestly, I fully believe that even if Windows Store was brilliant and had all the games, that most Steam users would still ignore it, Lol.

I think Game Pass PC needs Steam...Tbh. But maybe I'm wrong and overestimating Steam's dominance.

No, you're completely right on Steam's dominance. With a storefront launcher being a free download on PC rather than having to buy all new hardware, you need to do something that makes your storefront stick out and give users a reason to switch. The past year and a half, Valve has completely overhauled Steam that everyone has been loving. Whereas Epic Games on the other hand has been investing in timed exclusivity, still after nearly 5 years, and has done practically nothing to improve their storefront. A timed exclusive will get a user to make a temporary switch, but features and other niches will make them stay. 

GOG carved out a slice of the PC market with their DRM-free requirements and remarkable catalog of older games that you can't find anywhere, including Steam, outside of emulating.