I don't know how long it's been since I even bothered claiming the free game of the week. Like a year.
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My Steam backlog is 600+ games deep so I don't have to swim in that Epic shit. Sweeney can suck a nut.
And i bet you don't even touch the free game you claimed because Epic launcher take forever to launch.
I’ve never even installed the Epic Lawnchair. I just use Heroic, which works very well.
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I’d rather buy a game on Steam than get it for free from Epic. Seriously.
I claimed the first few games and their launcher was shit. Now, to be fair, Steam wasn’t exactly a pinnacle of achievement when it first came out, either, but it’s been refined and honed to a razor. Epic is just “let’s throw shit at the wall and see what happens”, with no coherent strategy or marketing beyond “we’re not Steam!”. Their client, as I understand it, is still shit, and their CEO is a jackass. Haven’t had it installed in years now. Meanwhile, I have a backlog on Steam of like 1000 games.
Why would I ever use Epic? It has no value.
And yes, that goes for games sold on Steam with the “have to use Origin” bullshit, too. I’m not launching Steam to then launch Origin. This is not Inception. Let me play my damn game and stay out of it. Ya know?
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I'm not surprised. People thought he was a good guy because he sued Apple and Google, but he did it for his own profit, not for the principle. And now he wants AI slop games for his own profit, too.
Him not ordering support for Fortnite on Linux says it all about how serious he actually is about wanting to escape OS ecosystems like Apple, Google, and Windows. He doesn't care about alternatives.
His only goal is getting more profit, since when it comes to supporting movements that would help Linux grow that might allow him to not be at the mercy of other corporations he chooses to do nothing. As long as he makes profit he is happy to be on copilot riddled Windows and spyware Google Android. He considers Linux a waste of money to put resources towards.
How do I filter "tim sweeney"?
Fuck that. I'll delete my Epic account
It does make sense, because I'll boycott nearly all future productions.
Weird. The guy that has ties with tencent is saying we should not call out ai. Chinese owned tencent would never push out pure ai crap. Or try to push it on their store front.
Company leadership anywhere these days make me sick with the way they try to spin AI like it's the second fucking coming of Christ when their true intentions are far more insidious.
Go ahead and remove it Tim, I already don’t spend money on your platform and I will just continue that.
The closest I’ve come is when I bought Alan Wake 2 on my PS5.
He's not wrong about the main point, but I think it just means you need to be clearer about the AI disclosure. Was this AI generated images, text, or voices? Was the codebase just using small amounts of AI tab completion or substantial portions of AI generated code?
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These suits are all out of touch morons
Google link? What is it? Won’t click.
They can skip the AI label and get down to brass tacks with a "this game sucks" label.
Sigh.
I swear, Epic would probably have a decent reputation (and storefront) if Sweeney would just shut his trap and delete all his social media.
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Thank God the consumer can ignore it if they wish.