Epic Games recently did an AMA (Ask me anything) in the community Discord server, confirming that a Linux / SteamOS version of the Epic Games Store is coming.
        • thingsiplay@lemmy.mlEnglish
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          6 days ago

          You mean the support for Linux is a bad thing and he chooses not to use Linux anymore? (whereas Linux isn’t even an operating system, but blabla) If that is the case, I don’t get the logic why.

            • thingsiplay@lemmy.mlEnglish
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              6 days ago

              Alright so I’m stupid. I read it as “one more OS I can choose not to use the OS”, which is clearly not what he said. Man, I don’t know… Sorry for misunderstanding. Will leave my replies here for the lolz.

  • who@feddit.orgEnglish
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    6 days ago

    Epic showed their true colors when their store app was caught rummaging through unrelated files and collecting Steam account data from people’s systems. (This was no surprise coming from the creators of Epic Online Services, or from a CEO like Tim Sweeney, of course.)

    Their software won’t be welcome on my systems even if they do make a Linux version.

  • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    6 days ago

    Bring back the Rocket League Linux client or eat a fucking dick, Epic.

    Some folks forget Rocket League had a perfectly running Linux version of the game UP UNTIL Epic bought it and shitcanned the Linux version.

  • vortexal@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    6 days ago

    I guess that’s cool but Epic Games will still be at the bottom of my list of game/app stores that I use.

    For context, I’ve been using a chart of game/app store with scores based on multiple categories and sorting them into a list to keep track of which ones I should be prioritizing. With on how I currently have them rated, the Epic Games Store will go from a 1/10 to a 4/10, which means that it’s still at the bottom of my list.

      • vortexal@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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        6 days ago

        Both GOG and Steam are tied near the top of the list with 9/10 scores.

        But I should mention that since the chart was made specifically for my own personal use, it may not be the best for public use (which is why I haven’t posted it online anywhere). If I am to have it posted anywhere, I’d want to make some adjustments like giving certain categories more weight and expanding some others, maybe even add more. I probably wont though, as I’m just one person and I know for sure that my own biases will get in the way.

        • dzsimbo@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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          6 days ago

          Isn’t that how all good charts start out? One opinionated person makes a list of what makes sense to them and maybe attaches a methodology for how they arrived at the order or points.

          In my book, GOG would be 10, but I have never purchased a game through them, so it seems they’re not perfect after all. I wanna give steam less points cuz they are only dealing in licenses, so besides Gabe & SteamOS, they feel no better than Epic.

          So maybe Steam is a 7 for me, and GOG is only ideally a 10, but in reality I paid them as much as I have Epic ($0).

          • vortexal@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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            6 days ago

            I’ve done it. I’ve create my website and finished creating the page dedicated to game and app stores. It took longer than I was expecting but it’s in a good enough shape that I can fix any issues with it and add some more stuff to it tomorrow. I’ve also changed how I rated every app store, GOG is now 13/15 and Steam is 12.5/15. Here’s the link to the home page. I’m going to bed now.

            • dzsimbo@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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              5 days ago

              Dang, awesome list!!

              You made me want to check out rawg.io, but it’s throwing a cloudfare error 😅!

              I like how you break out the point categories, but I don’t understand what you were doing with the stars (they seem to appear randomly).

                • dzsimbo@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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                  3 days ago

                  Thanks for the hollar! I checked it out and it reminded a of a long-lost website called videoeta.com. It basically listed the planned dvd/br releases for any upcoming movies.

                  I think I like rawg. I just learned there’s a new God of War in the pipes! I’m guessing rawg isn’t a distributor, but that wasn’t clear, even though you clearly mention it above that section. I think the same scoring method sent me for a trip (no shade, just thought I’d give my 2 cents).