I was pretty hyped for the new prince of persia game (the lost crown), but come to find out it’s only available on ubisoft’s proprietary launcher or epic games. Nope, and nope.

I just want to have it available on my usual storefront, Steam, but it’s been decidedly omitted. As a long time fan of the old games, this kind of hurts. Especially since many of the others -are- available on Steam.

I wonder if/when it will come out for Steam. These platform exclusivity deals need to die.

    • technomad@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Wrong. I never said I wanted it to be exclusive on Steam, I just want it to be available on there as well.

      Why is Steam pretty much the only one it’s not available on? The fact that it’s on so many other platforms just makes this exclusion even more illogical.

        • technomad@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
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          9 months ago

          It’s definitely a money thing, but I don’t think it’s in the way that you are suggesting. I think it’s a matter of them making more money (somehow) by excluding Steam. That’s pretty much the only platform it’s not available on.

        • Quokka@quokk.auEnglish
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          9 months ago

          Ubisoft are a poor struggling indie company after all.

          Not at all to do with Epic paying devs for exclusives.

          Oh and btw both Epic and Steam charge $100 to publish on their store, so it’s not that.

          • FlorianSimon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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            9 months ago

            Keep that snark for yourself. No need to be an asshole.

            If you’re going to be so aggressive, at least try to be correct. Ubi not being indie doesn’t mean they’re willing to pay the 30% fee Steam asks gamedevs on sales, which amounts to a lot of money at the end or the day at that scale. We’re talking hundreds of thousands of copies sold.

            That, and POP is not an Epic exclusive. It’s on Ubisoft’s own launcher.

            • Quokka@quokk.auEnglish
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              9 months ago

              Grow the fuck up you child. A bit of sarcasm and you’re crying about “aggressive”?

                • Quokka@quokk.auEnglish
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                  9 months ago

                  Yes you do.

                  It’s pathetic that a grown adult cannot handle sarcasm thats not even directed at them without crying and playing a victim.