ylai@lemmy.ml to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoEpic Games Admits In Court That Its PC Store Still Isn't Profitablekotaku.comexternal-linkmessage-square333fedilinkarrow-up1832arrow-down126cross-posted to: games[email protected][email protected][email protected]
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minus-squareMuffi@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41arrow-down12·1 year agoEpic Games launcher/store is nothing more than Tencent spyware using “free games” as bait and masquerading as a Steam competitor.
minus-squarekagemushablues@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down4·1 year agoWell. It’s required for downloading Unreal Engine for development. Not really sure about spyware.
minus-squarerengoku2@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down8·1 year agoYeah I am not buying that spyware argument either.
minus-squareRaoulDook@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down3·1 year agoHere’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.
minus-squarerengoku2@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoThat shit is 4 years old already and it is fixed no more outrage. But you do you.
minus-squareAustralianSimon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down8·1 year agoWeChat would like a word
minus-squarerengoku2@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·1 year agoWeChat is not Epic Launcher last time I checked.
minus-squareAustralianSimon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down4·1 year agoAll it took last time was Tencent to say jump to their asset.
Epic Games launcher/store is nothing more than Tencent spyware using “free games” as bait and masquerading as a Steam competitor.
Well. It’s required for downloading Unreal Engine for development. Not really sure about spyware.
Yeah I am not buying that spyware argument either.
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.
That shit is 4 years old already and it is fixed no more outrage.
But you do you.
WeChat would like a word
WeChat is not Epic Launcher last time I checked.
All it took last time was Tencent to say jump to their asset.