A consumption study ensures that, despite the bombing review, many PC players don't mind using the Epic Games launcher for exclusives.
Epic Games Store has based its success on giving away free games every week (right now, For the King) and offering exclusive games, even temporarily. A policy that has earned him considerable sales figures, but also the rejection of some users, who have seen how the console wars of a lifetime came to the PC world. Although the latter have been heard with different sabotages, such as the so-called review bombing of the exclusive launches of the platform, they may not be as many as they seem. According to a SuperData consumption study, nine out of ten PC players are not bothered by Epic Games exclusive.
Review bombing is one of the most common ways to complain about exclusives. It consists of writing negative reviews of a game on the store page even without trying it.
The study, whose sample comes entirely from the United States, ensures that the vast majority of respondents had no problem with the policy of Epic Games and that almost none are willing to wait for the exclusives to play them. If you are interested in a title that is only available in the Epic Games Store, the players interviewed had no problem downloading the company's launcher and enjoying their favorite launches through it. It must be remembered that through this policy of exclusives there have been games like Borderlands 3, Metro Exodus, The Outer Worlds, World War Z and Untitled Goose Game.
The reason for the exclusives
Despite the 10% discordant, Epic Games has confirmed that it will continue giving free games in 2020 and that its rivalry with Steam will continue to depend on the reason it was born. The parents of Fortnite and Unreal Engine give developers 88% of the money resulting from each sale (the rest being for the store itself and its distribution process). In turn, Steam gives them only 70%, which although it may seem little, is common in the industry. However, the founder and executive director of Epic Games, Tim Sweeney, has said they will continue with the exclusives and gifts until Gabe Newell does not change that on his platform and match his conditions.
