That’s one hell of a shakeup-though just like with The Division 2, time will tell if this is a one-off experiment or a new expectation for Deep Silver’s games.Īnd there’s one interesting wrinkle in this story as well: Metro Exodus has already been available for preorder from a number of storefronts. Now, less than two months after the announcement of the Epic Games Store, it’s convinced both Ubisoft and Deep Silver to jump ship with two of the spring’s hottest games. I’ll repeat it every time we write about this: Epic doesn’t need to convince players to leave Steam, it needs to convince publishers. In any case, it’s another huge move by Epic. Maybe the revenue split math really does work in Deep Silver’s favor though, and maybe it does become the new standard. Having a major storefront start selling games for $10 less as a matter of course seems exciting on the consumer side, but perhaps dangerous for the long-term viability of the industry. Hell, publishers have been arguing games need to increase in price this generation as budgets skyrocket. We haven’t seen the era of $50-as-list-price video games in over a decade, ever since the start of the Xbox 360 era. There’s every chance Deep Silver planned a $10 launch discount on Steam as well, and the Epic Games Store decampment just gives them a chance to posture on a larger stage. Now, whether that’s actually happening here? Hard to say. Klemens Kundratitz, “Epic’s generous revenue terms are a game changer that will allow publishers to invest more into content creation, or pass on savings to the players.” Emphasis mine. In any case, the Epic Games Store price is likely the same or higher if you’re outside the US, which is unfortunate.Īccording to Deep Silver CEO Dr. Or maybe Deep Silver is just more concerned about wooing an American audience first. Why Deep Silver chose to stagger the prices that way is unclear, though it’s not unheard of-game prices are often more expensive in Australia than the US, for instance. Update: As pointed out by many of our non-American readers, the price decrease only applies in the US. Epic only takes a 12 percent cut for sales made on its store, versus Steam’s 30 percent standard.
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Metro Exodus, arguably one of February’s most-anticipated games (at least for the hardcore PC crowd) is skipping Steam and releasing exclusively on the Epic Games Store as well.īut there’s a twist this time: Deep Silver is releasing Metro Exodus for $10 cheaper than usual, $49.99 instead of the usual $59.99, and claiming it’s because of Epic’s revenue split terms. Cheaper than a return Scotrail up to Dundee, that.It’s only been two weeks since The Division 2 announced it was leaving Steam for the Epic Games Store, and now we have our next noteworthy defection. It's going at a solid 40% off the now, bringing the base game down to £21/€24/$24. Metro Exodus is available now over on Steam. That includes this week's new drop, Sam's Story, which trades out Soviet snow-shoes for a US Ranger's battered sneakers as your boy Sam searches for a way back to the good ol' US-of-A. Today's release arrives with both DLC expansions. Not when we’ve seen Metro is capable of so much more." "If there are any further shooters set in the Metroverse, they’ll won’t be able to return to a life of tunnel vision. In his Metro Exodus review, Brendy reckoned the open-world departure "deserves its place among its underground comrades" - even if it eventually sinks back into subterranean slogs.
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Would-be customers vowed boycotts against Epic as a rogue 4A employee retaliated with threats to pull the series from PC entirely.įor what it's worth, Exodus is still a right good lark. That didn't stop riled-up Metro fans from feeling like Deep Silver pulled a fast one on them, mind. Passengers who'd already bought their tickets through Steam still got their copy, and DLC dropped for those lucky few on Steam as planned. Despite taking pre-orders for months, publishers Deep Silver signed an exclusivity contract with Epic Games. Trading claustrophobic tunnels for a grand post-apocalyptic Russian expanse, the rather-good third entry in 4A Games' Metro series arrives today, with two hefty expansion stories in tow.Įxodus notoriously ditched Steam at the eleventh hour last year. All aboard! After braving the stormy tracks of Epic Games Store exclusivity for the past 12 months, Metro: Exodus has finally pulled into Steam central station.
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