I don’t have firsthand experience with any of the pricing, privacy, or security issues, but the fact that others do shows how early on in this storefront’s life we are. On top of all that, there were reports at the store’s launch that its privacy policy violated GDPR laws, which Epic’s Tim Sweeney eventually chimed in on to try and quell fears. Those concerns are mixing with recent complaints about mishandled regional pricing, which led to Epic actually having to partially refund some customers just this week – meanwhile, people have apparently encountered difficulties with full game refunds of their own. But maybe worst of all is that there’s also no offline mode, which means your purchases are locked off from being played if you aren’t connected to the internet – that would be a dealbreaker in so many other instances.Įpic has also had struggles with account security as recently as two weeks ago, with an actual incident happening early last year. Popular extras like achievements and user reviews are nowhere to be found. One big omission is the lack of cloud saving, but it’s also missing even more basic stuff like the ability to chat with friends. It could be a great platform for developers, and I am all for a competitor rising up to challenge the Steam monopoly, but the Epic Games Store is still woefully under featured when it comes to the things I expect as a player. It’s especially annoying to see this happening on the traditionally platform war-free PC.īut beyond my frustrations that these games aren’t launching on both stores, Epic’s hasn’t really earned the trust of PC players yet. There is no world in which limiting a game to a single platform (be it a PC storefront or specific console) is good for anybody except the company who owns that platform. Before we go any further, let me be very clear about one thing: making games exclusive to one place sucks.

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