Developers, or their MBA publishers? I HIGHLY doubt developers beyond indie studios benefit from this.
I don't have a problem with Epic offering this. The problem is with publishers that take this offer. Bunch of greedy bastards.
Any game that signs a deal with epic like this goes on my boycott list.
Actually a compelling deal for developers, wonder how many indie / AA developers will go for that instead of steam
I've heard that a lot of games have been a loss due to releasing on Epic as an early exclusive, as the first few months are critical.
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