[mdoms]

Do you really think this is a net negative? On balance, that having to open a couple of launchers to find your game is a greater hardship than the benefits of a competitive ecosystem resulting in better prices, a better deal for developers and ultimately more games to play?

[yibg]

I think it depends on the distribution. If there are a lot of exclusives, instead of just being on different stores with different prices it's probably fine. But judging by digital store history, the games are likely to be exclusive to one store.

Imagine if toilet paper is only sold at walmart, and paper towel is only sold at target. This already happens for some things of course, and for those in physical stores it's still annoying. This is a large part of the reason I shop on Amazon. Most stuff I want are there.

[ryanobjc]

Well the better prices is just a theory. I don’t even see it planning out. The cheaper fees don’t even have to be passed on consumers - if you had a beat selling property, why would you discount?

If epic wins, they’ll eventually raise prices and reap all the profits. Why wouldn’t they?

[gulbanana]

yes