▲ 815 ▼ Epic Games Admits In Court That Its PC Store Still Isn't Profitable (kotaku.com) submitted 2 years ago by ylai@lemmy.ml to c/games@lemmy.world 329 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Muffi@programming.dev 29 points 2 years ago (1 child) Epic Games launcher/store is nothing more than Tencent spyware using "free games" as bait and masquerading as a Steam competitor. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kagemushablues@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well. It's required for downloading Unreal Engine for development. Not really sure about spyware. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rengoku2@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yeah I am not buying that spyware argument either. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Here's some info about the spyware that they had in Epic Games that was allegedly "fixed" https://www.eurogamer.net/epic-responds-to-accusations-its-launcher-accesses-steam-data-without-permission You can sell access to your PC for the free games from Epic if you choose to. I choose not to install their garbage app, because I have plenty of other games and I don't need their free bait. Once trust is lost, it's hard to get back. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rengoku2@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago That shit is 4 years old already and it is fixed no more outrage. But you do you. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AustralianSimon@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) WeChat would like a word permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rengoku2@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) WeChat is not Epic Launcher last time I checked. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AustralianSimon@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago All it took last time was Tencent to say jump to their asset. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kagemushablues@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well. It's required for downloading Unreal Engine for development. Not really sure about spyware. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rengoku2@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yeah I am not buying that spyware argument either. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Here's some info about the spyware that they had in Epic Games that was allegedly "fixed" https://www.eurogamer.net/epic-responds-to-accusations-its-launcher-accesses-steam-data-without-permission You can sell access to your PC for the free games from Epic if you choose to. I choose not to install their garbage app, because I have plenty of other games and I don't need their free bait. Once trust is lost, it's hard to get back. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rengoku2@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago That shit is 4 years old already and it is fixed no more outrage. But you do you. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AustralianSimon@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) WeChat would like a word permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rengoku2@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) WeChat is not Epic Launcher last time I checked. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AustralianSimon@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago All it took last time was Tencent to say jump to their asset. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rengoku2@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yeah I am not buying that spyware argument either. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Here's some info about the spyware that they had in Epic Games that was allegedly "fixed" https://www.eurogamer.net/epic-responds-to-accusations-its-launcher-accesses-steam-data-without-permission You can sell access to your PC for the free games from Epic if you choose to. I choose not to install their garbage app, because I have plenty of other games and I don't need their free bait. Once trust is lost, it's hard to get back. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rengoku2@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago That shit is 4 years old already and it is fixed no more outrage. But you do you. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AustralianSimon@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) WeChat would like a word permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rengoku2@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) WeChat is not Epic Launcher last time I checked. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AustralianSimon@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago All it took last time was Tencent to say jump to their asset. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Here's some info about the spyware that they had in Epic Games that was allegedly "fixed" https://www.eurogamer.net/epic-responds-to-accusations-its-launcher-accesses-steam-data-without-permission You can sell access to your PC for the free games from Epic if you choose to. I choose not to install their garbage app, because I have plenty of other games and I don't need their free bait. Once trust is lost, it's hard to get back. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rengoku2@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago That shit is 4 years old already and it is fixed no more outrage. But you do you. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rengoku2@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago That shit is 4 years old already and it is fixed no more outrage. But you do you. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AustralianSimon@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) WeChat would like a word permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rengoku2@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) WeChat is not Epic Launcher last time I checked. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AustralianSimon@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago All it took last time was Tencent to say jump to their asset. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rengoku2@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) WeChat is not Epic Launcher last time I checked. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AustralianSimon@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago All it took last time was Tencent to say jump to their asset. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AustralianSimon@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago All it took last time was Tencent to say jump to their asset. permalink fedilink source parent