Epic Offers New Games Commission-Free Exclusivity

Epic Offers New Games Commission-Free Exclusivity
[Aug 23, 2023, 7:47 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments

The Epic First Run Program is a new initiative from Epic Games to encourage developers and publishers to release games exclusively on the Epic Games Store. For eligible products that launch after October 16th as six-month exclusives, Epic will forego its normal 12% commission and allow the creators to collect 100% of the proceeds of all sales. New releases without preexisting exclusivity deals with the Epic Games Store are eligible. Games can even still be sold on other stores as long as they use Epic's Access Keys System. Word is: "We are currently integrated with Green Man Gaming, Fanatical, Genba Digital, Humble Bundle and more." So, to summarize:

Epic First Run is an opt-in exclusivity program that offers third-party developers 100% net revenue of user spending on eligible products in their first six months of exclusivity on the Epic Games Store. When the exclusivity period ends, the revenue share captured from user spending will revert to 88%/12%.

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Re: Epic Exclusivity Deal
Aug 29, 2023, 14:48

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Re: Epic Exclusivity Deal Aug 29, 2023, 14:48

Aug 29, 2023, 14:48

WannaLogAlready

Orogogus wrote on Aug 29, 2023, 13:28:
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I wouldn't say that's unknown; it's controversial. Some people are very unhappy other people pay less than they do, and think companies that have regional pricing are evil.

I get you are stating a fact and not your personal opinion, though it would be ok if it is.

I pirated games for decades because the few physical games you could buy here legally with taxes were outrageously costly for economic misery as a way of life and ingrained culture.
(I'm one of the lucky few , I think my country is sinking into the Atlantic any day now.)

The same when online stores began.
Then Steam came along: piracy has practically disappeared compared to what it was.
Without it I would have kept pirating, Steam changed me and others, that's how important it is.

And hey, "F.Y., I got mine™" and "Ugh, you're not one of us™" work famously here too