Epic vs. Google judge says he'll 'tear the barriers down' on Google's app store

Re:Epic vs. Google judge says he'll 'tear the barriers down'... by lolinder on Thursday August 15, 2024 @08:55PM (#41262070)

> GoG, Steam, Humble Bundle, Epic Games, Origin, etc. Don’t like Windows game stores, no problem just use a competitor.

This is literally their point. Windows gaming is a convoluted mess of stores that you have to juggle, a far cry from the experience Apple has been trying to offer to consumers.

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Re:Epic vs. Google judge says he'll 'tear the barriers down'... by _aavaa_ on Thursday August 15, 2024 @08:58PM (#41262085)

Having to click, once, between different stores if you really care about a game is not some convoluted process.

And analogies to streaming services don’t hold up for a few reasons:

1. There’s no ongoing cost to have an account at the each, purchases are one time.

2. Games do not leave services the way shows leave streaming sites.

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Re:Epic vs. Google judge says he'll 'tear the barriers down'... by joeblubaugh on Friday August 16, 2024 @01:00AM (#41263283)

> Games do not leave services the way shows leave streaming sites

This already isn’t accurate, and it’s getting less so all the time.

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Re:Epic vs. Google judge says he'll 'tear the barriers down'... by _aavaa_ on Friday August 16, 2024 @07:29AM (#41265345)

I guess I’d like to see some examples of games being pulled from stores and also from the libraries of paid customers.

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Re:Epic vs. Google judge says he'll 'tear the barriers down'... by jncfhnb on Thursday August 15, 2024 @08:59PM (#41262089)

It’s not convoluted. There’s just multiple stores. You can get 99.9% of the games you want on steam.

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