[Pfhreak]

> Now that EGS is trying to bleed customers, video game piracy is going up again because nobody likes exclusives except those that get money for them.

Big fat citation needed on the piracy numbers there...

I honestly don't mind timed exclusives because they provide stability and income to the studios that make the games I like. While there's a lot to criticize Epic for, the fact that they essentially guarantee a certain number of sales means devs like Coffee Stain studios can make a risky bet like Satisfactory (basically a 3D Factorio).

As a consumer, it's really not material to me whether I'm launching one or two stores, whereas these studios can be freed from the worry of boom/bust cycles, layoffs, etc.