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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 ...

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Sophisticated_Chap2286d ago (Edited 2286d ago )

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.

DaDrunkenJester2286d ago (Edited 2286d ago )

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.

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rainslacker2285d ago

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

NotanotherReboot2286d ago

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

Hungryalpaca2286d ago

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

Please don’t valve...

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Imalwaysright2285d ago

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.

Orionsangel2286d ago

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

CDbiggen2286d ago

Yet another reason I'll never download that store.

Rachel_Alucard2286d ago

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.

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From Sale to Switch 2 - Shift Up Rewarded the Dev Team After Stellar Blade 3 Million Sales Milestone

Shift Up once again proves that they appreciate their team, as they have just rewarded their developers with new Nintendo Switch 2s to celebrate the Stellar Blade sales reaching 3 million.

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Sony PS5 Era Profits Soar Past $13 Billion, Outpacing All Prior PlayStation Generations

Sony’s PS5 era has generated over $13 billion in profits, surpassing the combined earnings of PS1–PS4, with $136 billion in sales.

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lukasmain6h ago(Edited 6h ago)

Their recent Playstation revenue is also more than Xbox and Switch combined, obviously in large part due to 3rd party sales.

Christopher6h ago

I mean, if Sony is keeping third parties happy, kind of feels like a winning method.

IRetrouk2h ago

Kinda always been that way if you look at previous gens, exclusives are important but they aint the main revenue generator.

Reaper22_1h ago(Edited 1h ago)

.While that is impressive. Microsoft made 13 billion in one quarter. Making up facts doesn't make them true.

Mmmkay57m ago

microsoft is not xbox. a bot should know that by now. you have been told this bs 1000 times on this site alone.

MIDGETonSTILTS172h ago

And this is why the game output for ps5 has been a tad slower…

1) they needed to be… games take longer to develop, and they’d burn out their teams trying to maintain the same pace as ps3.

2) they can afford to… games cost more than ever to push boundaries, so Sony had to figure out a way to match Xbox’s clever profit strategies in order to afford to continue to innovate and take risks.

Reaper22_43m ago(Edited 42m ago)

@ s2killinit

Thats xbox which includes other services. The playstion division also includes other services as well. Its mostly playtion but not all playstation. What's up with all the double standards around here.

Chevalier1m ago

Yeah double standards like some idiots who got to talk about unrelated profits as a talking point. Wish those damn parrots could stay on topic with game related profits.

Next thing these idiots will talk about is something unrelated like Nintendo made more off the Mario movie than all of Xbox studios TV/movie endeavors combined you know?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/...

Npugz720m ago

Only because of games prices otherwise it’s the worst generation in PlayStation history especially for games

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Nexus Mods founder announces new ownership, promises it will remain "community-first"

After decades of running an incredibly popular modding community site, Nexus Mods founder Dark0ne is passing control to new owners.

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