themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 hours agoEpic Games CEO Tim Sweeney supports the $900 million lawsuit against Valve, arguing Steam is "the only major store still holding onto payment ties and 30% junk fee"finance.yahoo.comexternal-linkmessage-square137fedilinkarrow-up1283arrow-down118
arrow-up1265arrow-down1external-linkEpic Games CEO Tim Sweeney supports the $900 million lawsuit against Valve, arguing Steam is "the only major store still holding onto payment ties and 30% junk fee"finance.yahoo.comthemachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 hours agomessage-square137fedilink
minus-squareturmacar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·15 hours agoAre they close to feature parity with Steam yet? Like after a quick search of it looks like they added cloud saves but that took years.
minus-squarenyctre@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·14 hours agoNot even close. Plus, it’s not just about feature parity. It’s also about ease of use. EGS is still shit as of 2 months ago.
minus-squareulterno@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 hours agoWhile EGS increases its minimum Windows # requirements, Steam client is already available on Linux. Although I would prefer being able to build it myself rather than keeping it in Firejail
Are they close to feature parity with Steam yet? Like after a quick search of it looks like they added cloud saves but that took years.
Not even close. Plus, it’s not just about feature parity. It’s also about ease of use. EGS is still shit as of 2 months ago.
While EGS increases its minimum Windows # requirements, Steam client is already available on Linux.
Although I would prefer being able to build it myself rather than keeping it in Firejail