Epic Games and Deep Silver today announced a partnership that will see the digitally-distributed PC version of the highly anticipated Metro Exodus release on February 15th 2019 solely through the Epic Games store.
The ability to purchase / pre-order from Steam will soon be removed
However, any customer with an outstanding pre-order for Metro Exodus on PC through Steam will receive their game as expected.
For more information, please view our FAQ below :
I already pre-ordered Metro Exodus on Steam. What happens to my order?
Your pre-order on Steam will be honored, and you will be able to download and play Metro Exodus on release day (15th February 2019).
If I pre-ordered the Gold Edition on Steam, will I still get my future Expansion Pass on Steam?
Yes, your Expansion Pack content will become available for download via Steam, when released.
Will I still get my pre-order bonuses - the Digital Artbook and Official Soundtrack on Steam?
Yes, your pre-order bonuses will be honored and delivered by Steam.
I ordered the Standard Edition - will I be able to purchase the Expansion Pass in the future on Steam?
Yes, if you own the Standard Edition on Steam, you will be able to purchase the Expansion Pass or standalone DLC on Steam when it releases in the future.
Does the Epic Store have any exclusive or timed exclusive DLC?
No. All future DLC for Metro Exodus will be released simultaneously on all platforms.
Are there any differences in content between the version on the Epic Games store and the version on Steam?
No, they have the same pre-order bonuses and in-game content. All future title updates, patches, and free and premium DLC will be released simultaneously across both versions.
Will Metro Exodus ever return to Steam?
Yes - Metro Exodus will return to Steam and on other store fronts after 14th February 2020.
Beamer wrote on Jan 29, 2019, 10:10:
It took a Steam a long time to get to that point. Returns are still pretty recent. Epic hasn't even existed long enough to do sales yet, and again, Steam didn't launch with Steam sales. And non-censorship? Steam only recently started allowing anime nudity, which I assume you're discussing, as nothing else has ever been censored on any of these retailers - video game censorship is generally a huge ball of nothing that people freak out without there being any true evidence of anyone taking your pixel boobs away.
Epic literally just launched. It's of course behind something that's about 15 years old. Steam wasn't built in a day. If revenue is flowing in, Epic will be able to build these things, much like Steam was able to.
Vio wrote on Jan 29, 2019, 10:05:
I personally like steam because of their refund policy, sales, and commitment to non-censorship.
So far the epic launcher has only provided me - lack of pause/resume on install downloads. And keeping my pc from sleeping the monitor.
I don't know at this point epic looks like they just throwing money around screaming 'look at me senpai!' to try get a presence in the market, I don't think they are really serious about competing, they just want a slice of the pie.
Kain wrote on Jan 29, 2019, 09:31:Wesp5 wrote on Jan 29, 2019, 08:50:Prez wrote on Jan 29, 2019, 08:38:
The choice of which platform to purchase on was never removed, making it far less anti-consumer in my view.
Hello? Since Steam became the quasi monopoly for PC games even if you bought a game retail in the store you needed Steam to get it to run! Where is the choice in that? Steam basically killed off retail games that you actually owned until GOG turned up. It's only fair and square to get some competition to this bloated store with no support at all!
That market was dying anyway. Some people seem to forget that publishers were largely abandoning the PC industry due to overblown fears about piracy and lack of sales. Steam changed all of that, literally reforging and solidifying the market. Valve earned its quasi-monopoly, it built out the entire digital distribution industry that even console manufacturers have since aped. That doesn't mean they deserve future success of course.
Personally I just use Steam out of convenience and because that's where most of my friends are. I'm not opposed to using other store fronts but it is getting a little bit too much like TV channels for my taste. 10+ different logins, passwords, 2FA and etc to manage just to play games is getting a bit annoying. Convenience is king for me and Steam is just super convenient. Competition is always good but Epic is literally just buying exclusives with guaranteed revenue contracts, that's not exactly true competition IMO. They know one day the Fortnite gravy train will end and that they need to be well poised.
Wesp5 wrote on Jan 29, 2019, 08:50:Prez wrote on Jan 29, 2019, 08:38:
The choice of which platform to purchase on was never removed, making it far less anti-consumer in my view.
Hello? Since Steam became the quasi monopoly for PC games even if you bought a game retail in the store you needed Steam to get it to run! Where is the choice in that? Steam basically killed off retail games that you actually owned until GOG turned up. It's only fair and square to get some competition to this bloated store with no support at all!
Prez wrote on Jan 29, 2019, 08:38:
The choice of which platform to purchase on was never removed, making it far less anti-consumer in my view.
Beamer wrote on Jan 29, 2019, 07:34:
I just don't see a reason why this going exclusive, or non-Steam, and being cheaper is a reason to not buy, or buy when it's discounted, when this had been something you were planning to buy.
Is this a weird loyalty to Steam, the multi-billion dollar corporation that doesn't even really bother with customer support? Yes, Epic is worse on this front, but has Steam really done much to deserve passionate loyalty other than being first and being ubiquitous?
A lot of people here love Metro. Metro was made by 4A games, which is pretty much just Metro. If people decide not to buy this solely because it's on Epic, not Steam (and plenty of games have been Steam exclusives in the past), then we're probably looking at the final Metro. We all read the Starbreeze article yesterday, and 4A is even more dependent upon its games being hits than Starbreeze was. There's zero diversification.
If the game sucks, yeah, don't buy it or wait. But it being sold in Store A and not Store B just seems an odd reason to be furious and deny yourself something you'd been interested in.
xXStellarDadXx wrote on Jan 28, 2019, 22:56:
This game was looking forward to like i was Anthem...RIP on both...moving on to other better options...
Ozmodan wrote on Jan 29, 2019, 07:31:
An absolute asinine move by the developer. Guess I will avoid this game for the foreseeable future.
Spektr wrote on Jan 29, 2019, 05:43:Avus wrote on Jan 28, 2019, 23:37:
I can understand it is all about MONEY!! For me as well…. I will buy this game when it is BACK on Steam @ 75% discount.
Meanwhile I am still using Epic Game client as my FREE Subnautica game launcher.
You can still buy it as Steam preorder from third party websites. If I understand well those should be available on 2019 date.
Avus wrote on Jan 28, 2019, 23:37:
I can understand it is all about MONEY!! For me as well…. I will buy this game when it is BACK on Steam @ 75% discount.
Meanwhile I am still using Epic Game client as my FREE Subnautica game launcher.
RedEye9 wrote on Jan 28, 2019, 22:43:jacobvandy wrote on Jan 28, 2019, 22:34:Release date
An upcoming game with no release date ...
02/15/19
http://www.deepsilver.com/us/games/metro-exodus/
NKD wrote on Jan 28, 2019, 23:34:Great approach if you want to drive all other developers to Epic or alternatives. No developer wants to be held hostage by Gaben.
Gaben should just threaten to delist all of Deep Silvers games on Steam.