It's worth noting these exclusives aren't technically exclusive any more, with Epic partnering with Humble Bundle to enable all games to be sold on the Humble Store as well.
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At this week's keynote alone, it announced an expanded partnership with Ubisoft (although it's been left to the Assassin's Creed publisher to share details), plus exclusives from Take-Two label Private Division and the rights to the PC debut of Quantic Dream's PlayStation titles. "Gamers don't see the hardship of making a payroll and seeing the store suck out 30% of the revenue from it"Įpic isn't about to hold back on those exclusivity deals. It can be jarring to see the industry is changing in ways that are typically invisible to us as gamers." They don't see the hardship of making a payroll and seeing the store suck out 30% of the revenue from it. "Ultimately, this is about making the industry a better place, starting with the terms available for developers. But this is a necessary step forward for the games industry if we want to enable developers to invest in building better games, and if we want the savings to ultimately be passed on to gamers in the form of better prices. "I understand that - I've personally unsubscribed from Netflix twice as their selections of movies changed. "Changing the way that games are sold is a big disruption to everybody," he says. When asked for his take on these reactions, Sweeney reiterated the aim of the Epic Games Store is, "breaking the 70/30 stranglehold that's pervaded the industry for more than a decade," and that its methods in doing so were never going to please everyone. Snapshot Games was also criticised for making its upcoming strategy game Phoenix Point temporarily exclusive to the Epic Games Store. Metro Exodus' exclusivity deal provoked the ire of devoted Steam fans, who have complained and even resorted to the usual tactic of review bombing the previous Metro games on Valve's store.
"Metro Exodus far exceeded even Steam projections in sales, and this really proves that it's about the games, not about the stores."īut for some in the PC gaming community, it is very much about the stores. "A critical challenge from the beginning has been looking at projects on Steam and asking how we can achieve those levels of success on our store," he says. In fact, CEO Tim Sweeney tells us the game performed, "way beyond our expectations." The company proudly declared during its GDC keynote that Metro Exodus sold more than 2.5 times the amount its predecessor Metro Last Light did through Steam.Īs we observed earlier this week, there are limits to how much this tells us about how well the store has been established, but at the very least it proves Epic is doing something right. The post-apocalyptic shooter was arguably the first major new release for the Epic Games Store, and certainly the first high-profile exclusive. We're going to find out when reviews hit later today.It must have been satisfying for Epic Games to see the PC sales figures for Metro Exodus. Disappointment all around, it seems, though hopefully the game itself is worth it. Metro Exodus is out on Friday, and that's not enough time for what's likely going to be a 50GB+ game.
Even then, the developer couldn't confirm a specific date or time for when Steam players can expect the pre-load. It's not exactly a great look for a game whose fans were already decrying Deep Silver's decision to skip Steam. We regret to inform that pre-load via the Epic Games Store is not planned. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Just to confirm - Metro Exodus pre-load for existing Steam pre-order customers WILL HAPPEN, and we will announce expected start time in due course. These details were confirmed in two tweets, listed below. On Steam, however, those who already pre-ordered it there will be able to pre-load it.
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Unfortunately, the official Twitter account for Metro Exodus has revealed the game won't be available to download early. In Metro Exodus' case, since the game is no longer available for sale on Steam, the only way for PC players to buy it is through the Epic Games Store.
Pre-loading games is something players have come to expect on PC, as well as consoles. In another bizarre turn of events in the ongoing Metro Exodus PC version saga, the developer has now confirmed that only Steam users will be able pre-load the game.