The exodus continues –
Valve calls the move “unfair” after lengthy Steam pre-order period.
(Original Story) Jan. , :
Epic Games and Deep Silver announced today that the PC version of Metro Exodus will be downloadable exclusively through Epic’s recently launched Game Store starting February .
Deep Silver CEO Klemens Kundratitz specifically cited “Epic’s generous revenue terms” in his reveal, which gives the game maker (percent of all revenue ) compared to the industry-standard percent on most other PC storefronts ). That revenue-sharing system is “a game changer that will allow publishers to invest more into content creation, or pass on savings to the players,” Kundratitz said. “By teaming up with Epic we will be able to invest more into the future of Metro and our ongoing partnership with series developer 4A Games, to the benefit of our Metro fans.” As of this writing Monday morning, Metro Exodus
Deep Silver’s move is the latest blow to Steam’s de facto position as the predominant distribution platform for PC games. Previous
Earlier this month, Ubisoft’s The Division 2 became the first big-budget game from a major publisher to (abandon Steam for Epic’s storefront) . A handful of indie titles, like Supergiant’s
Discord (announced last month that it would begin offering developers on its Discord Store platform percent of all revenue from listed games.
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