Valve doesn't sound too happy about the Epic Store copying Steam data

Yesterday, we learned that the Epic Store client was copying a Steam user data file called localconfig.vdf ...

[Sophisticated_Chap]

This whole Epic store situation is starting to become serious, and Steam should be manning their battles stations. This is frankly, an all out assault on the Steam Platform. I'm glad that the Master Chief Collection is exclusively on Steam and the Microsoft Store. Between Microsofts's franchises and Steams franchises, Steam should remain in a relatively strong position.

[DaDrunkenJester]

Epic store is pissing me off. I understand trying to grab some exclusivity to bring people to the platform, but the store itself is absolutely garbage. Terrible layout, no features, not even a basic rating system, terrible security, and now it is scanning computer users and stealing our steam data?

I guarantee this is Tenncent's doing in full and they are using Epic and Fortnites popularity to push it forward.

[rainslacker]

Epic has the money and clout to wait it out without having to worry about the current negative discourse.

I think calling it an attack on steam is maybe an extreme. Epic wants to have it's own store, and they're trying to be competitive. Getting exclusives may seem like an attack, but it's just because steam is the major player, so whatever epic does is going to have an impact on steam and its customers.

I think just having the lower store cuts for dev's wouldnt have been a strong enough incentive for dev's to forgo steam for the time being, because there are just too many users on steam to ignore. I think epic could have something good, but they certainly need to have its features and services more fleshed out. I think they'll get better, but I do wonder if this was really planned out as well as it could have been

[NotanotherReboot]

Valve need to make Half Life 3 to destroy Epic once and for all

[Hungryalpaca]

If they really want to murder them make half life BR lol.

Please don’t valve...

[Imalwaysright]

They need to make it to finish Freeman's story. Still can't believe that they simply abandoned an extremely successful IP just like that.

[Orionsangel]

Valve has sent out hunter drones to take care of it.

[CDbiggen]

Yet another reason I'll never download that store.

[Rachel_Alucard]

Valve competing with Epic just means a worse deal for consumers. Valve lowering their cut just pressures others to do so and they don't make as nearly as much as valve. Devs aren't jumping into bed with epic because of a cut percent, they're jumping because of the minimum sales guarantee and part of that contract prevents them from selling on Steam. Otherwise, they'd sell on both.

[LandoCalrissiano]

When was the last time valve was happy?

[Jon_Targaryen]

Plus Epic gives out free games out every few weeks too.

[adamwparker]

But that's what Epic does though.

They copy things.....