![]() Right now, though, Epic is all about getting more people onto its platform, not making money-Fortnite covers that-and in that regard things appear to be going very well. (These revenue numbers ignore the cost of coupons and advance payments to developers, which is how Epic secures exclusives.) Compared to 2019, however, it's only an increase of around 5.6 percent-Epic Store users spent $251 million on third-party games that year, which was store's first full year of existence. Compared to a couple years ago, when Epic didn't have a PC game store at all, that's a huge increase. So, how's it going? Well, Epic says that it sold $265 million worth of third-party games on the Epic Store in 2020. For now, that entry plan remains in full effect, and will clearly stay that way for the foreseeable future. Along with giving away free games every week (a program that'll continue throughout 2021), exclusives have been a way for Epic to attract new customers who would otherwise stick to Steam-an entry plan, but not necessarily a forever strategy. In 2019, Epic Games Store head Steve Allison said that the company wouldn't necessarily chase exclusivity deals forever, and that it could one day stop altogether, or go to having "very, very few" exclusives per year. Chivalry 2 may be the next biggest game on the list, and like most Epic exclusives, it'll only stay exclusive for a year. Darkest Dungeon 2 will only be there until it's out of early access. Outside of Ubisoft and Epic, the upcoming exclusive list is pretty modest. Ubisoft has been releasing most of its games on the Epic Store and the Ubisoft Store, leaving Steam out of things for now. (Remedy said that Epic is publishing its "next two unannounced videogames," so I dropped it in twice.) These games are being funded by Epic itself under the new publishing wing it announced last year, and I'm making the fairly safe assumption that games published by Epic will be Epic Store exclusives on PC. That game will likely be out in 2022.Įven further out than the next Assassin's Creed-probably, at least-are the untitled games I included from Remedy Entertainment (Alan Wake, Control), Playdead (Limbo, Inside), and genDesign (The Last Guardian). You can bet that the next Assassin's Creed will release on the Epic Store, too, although I didn't include it in this list. The company hasn't said that these games won't ever appear on Steam, but hasn't announced Steam release dates either. Right now, Ubisoft is the biggest single source of future Epic Store exclusives, though it's probably more accurate to label them "semi-exclusives." Since 2019, Ubisoft has been releasing most of its new PC games on the Epic Games Store and the Ubisoft Store (formerly known as Uplay), but not on Steam. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake The crew’s Deep Dive Trailer The Crew Motorfest: Deep Dive Trailer.Upcoming Epic Games Store exclusives (that we know about) Game Ubisoft plans to release The Crew Motorfest on September 14. Players are going along the city streets of Honolulu, walking down the ashy volcanoes, crashing to the beautiful rainforest, or just frolick and chill on the sunny beach. The Crew Motor Festival promises to build on the legacy of The Crew franchise to make it the world’s best experience. Last month, we revealed that Assassins Creed Mirage will be skipping Steam. Moreover, the official press release states that the game is on Windows PC by the Epic Games Store and the Ubisoft Store. ![]() And, as you can see from its official website, the game is only available to preorder (in PC) via the Ubisoft Connect app and the Epic Games Store. The Crew Motorfest is a new game that Ubisoft will skip Steam with its launch and will be coming out on the web exclusively in Ubisoft Connect and Epic Games Store.īefore starting, Ubisoft put this game available in three days.
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