Video Game General 2: Definitive/Remastered Edition

Epic Games lost almost $181 million & $273 million on EGS in 2019 and 2020, respectively  
Hmm, I wonder why?  

 
Yeah, I doubt that.

So far, I got 36 out of 38 N. Sanely Perfect Relics.

So, there are plans for yet another remake of Last of Us…

@Mikey  
Kek!

@Mikey  
I hope this will not mean entire thing will collapse  
I want to play these free games

I’m going to make “Super Metroid” the first Metroid that I’ll ever beat, story-wise.

@DeathCloud  
I want them to stop buying exclusives. And I don’t care if they go down.

I’m disappointed at the lack of party interaction in Octopath.

You know, I acknowledge that Epic was a shit show, but we need to stop dismissing every new platform.
 
 
Letting Steam basically hold a monopoly on digital distribution is not a healthy way to advance the industry.
 
Especially with Steams awful curation system, bloated shovelware, and that steaming pile a shite that they call Early Access.

My planned birthday games:
 
-New Pokémon Snap (Switch)  
-Spider-Man: Miles Morales (PS4)  
-Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time (PS4)  
-Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (PS4)

@Zincy  
I think people were looking forward to Epic as a challenge to Steam until they stopped caring about being a halfway decent store and just bought exclusives, becoming part of the problem. And at least there’s GOG as well, though not as popular as Steam for reasons.

@Zincy
 
Thank god Steam isn’t shit then.
 
And that’s the stink right there. Steam holding an effective monopoly is bad but tolerable because they are just that good (minus a few cracks). But whenever a competitor crops up they invariably pull something shitty that kneecaps their chances at competing with Steam.
 
Well, GOG doesn’t. GOG is good. Needs a bigger library though.

I now got 37 out of 38 N. Sanely Perfect Relic, I just need one more.

My Switch games:
 
Animal Crossing: New Horizons  
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze  
Dragon Quest Builders  
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity  
Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition  
Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory  
Kirby Star Allies  
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild  
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening  
LEGO DC Super-Villains  
Luigi’s Mansion 3  
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe  
Minecraft  
Paper Mario: The Origami King  
Pokémon Shield  
Puyo Puyo Tetris  
Sonic Forces  
Sonic Mania Plus  
Super Mario 3D All-Stars  
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury  
Super Mario Maker 2  
Super Mario Odyssey  
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

@Zincy  
Not like other platforms aren’t just as bad with shovelware. And it’s not Steam’s fault, no one good enough has come along to challenge them, besides maybe GoG and they barely have a library. Maybe people wouldn’t swear by steam so much if Epic came in and stole games without focusing on being a good platform first.  
Also, Early Access isn’t all bad, you still get games like Valheim.

@Zincy  

 
There’s been, what, three Early Access games that have been worth it? Starbound was one of those three IIRC. And Valheim.

Buying from online stores like steam is a glorified rental anyway.
 
Throwing away our physical property rights was a mistake.

@Terminal Red  
Digital isn’t necessarily glorified rental, you can still keep most of your games after steam goes down.

@Dustcan  
Didn’t GOG sell out to China a while ago?
 
Removing one of the games there after the Chinese complained about it

See, I don’t like “monopolies of convenience”.
 
The quality of a company is irrelevant to me when it comes to effective control of an industry.
 
“Its good” is not an excuse. Standard Oil was probably a pretty damn good oil company, but it got broken up for a reason.
 
 
Competition spurs creativity and innovation.

@Mikey
 
-cries in over 90 games owned on Steam but have only a 500 gig hard drive.
 
 
@ichiban iceychan 1517
 
First I’ve heard of this. I know Epic Games goes full “What is they bidding my Master” to China, but that’s it.

@Zincy  
If the platform is shit, and unusable, sorry, you don’t get my money. Also, they’re PC games platforms, that’s literally it.

@Zincy  
Too bad Epic is trying to replace Steam’s monopoly with their own and are doing that by buying exclusivities instead of being a better store.

@Meanlucario  

 
This^^^