[0_gravitas]

Perhaps Epic should focus more on actually making their platform not hot-garbage (aka actually making a better competing product) instead of holding games hostage and forcing users into their beyond subpar platform, they've had plenty of time and people still go to the steam forums for an epic exclusive to ask questions and make guides about the game. Steam is simply the better product and the only way Epic can stay alive is by employing anti-competitive business practices.

[cybwraith]

Exactly. In theory, I have no problems with a Steam competitor, but the extras Steam gives, plus its support for linux is just unmatched. Input binding, support for non-standard controllers (huge for accessibility), Proton, streaming, remote play, etc. The list goes on and on. Epic... is just a glorified downloader and friend list basically where you are stuck on windows.

[Ukv]

Store exclusives don't seem like too much of an issue to me. There's a bit of added hassle in the same way there is for games with their own launcher/account system, but for the most part you're still able to get any game (and I believe even add it as an external game to your Steam library, if that's the UI you prefer) without significant cost/barrier to switching like there is for platform exclusives.

In exchange, it can add some much-needed competition on the developer side - with multiple stores competing to give a better deal. I don't think it's particuarly healthy to have pretty much just one store, sitting on a large cut and not doing much in the way of funding new games.

I do wish Epic would also improve in areas of Linux support/input binding/etc. though.