Epic Games Store Expected to Be Profitable by 2023

oof, 200 ppl actually voted yes lol

The argument that going to Epic regularly to get free games will translate into sales for many people is flawed from a conditioning mindset. They are selling games, so some people are acting upon their coupons and discounts to buy games through Epic. However, for the majority of people who habitually check in to claim their free games, that's all they'll ever do. Getting a game free every week provides a lot of entertainment, and so even those who are playing them instead of just amassing a hoard will build up a back-log of titles to play. If that promotion ever ends, they'll keep checking every week for a while, but where's the incentive to look around the store and consider buying anything? At the very least, they'd have unplayed free games to tackle first. Even when that's finished though, again, why transition from a place where you got free games to a place where you'd spend money to buy any? There's no reward or reason built in to do so. Unless there's sites available at some point that sell Epic game bundles, which would compete with the ones out there for Steam games, those who value a good deal won't open their wallets for the place that regularly handed out freebies. That's not how behaviors are shaped.

I figured it wouldn't be that profitable for them since they are giving away some decent free games and like most people they probably were just coming on every week to claim and maybe not buy anything.

Only games I bought myself were some ubisoft titles since in most cases they were cheaper (first title was break point, with the coupon was able to get it for real cheap, like 10$ wasn't sure I was gonna like it) and the crysis remastered... crysis holds special place in my heart and so I just had to get it... but I waited till I was able to get it for like 10$.

Otherwise most of the other exclusives I'll wait till it reaches steam - I don't mind buying ubisoft titles since they are not even on steam to begin with (at least not any new ones) so if I can get it cheaper on EGS and it just uses the Uplay (without the need ever for EGS) client then might as well buy it where it can be cheaper.

And like with EA (well before they decided to hop back on steam) I would buy games off origin since most of their games prior you still needed both steam/origin and I figure it would be simpler to just buy it at it's main store (I think I will just continue doing that).

I guess nowadays almost every company is now getting their launchers, but I guess everyone wants their piece of the pie.