Tony Bark@pawb.social to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 2か月前Epic Games Store is coming to the Play Store as Google loses in court appeal9to5google.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1124arrow-down11
arrow-up1123arrow-down1external-linkEpic Games Store is coming to the Play Store as Google loses in court appeal9to5google.comTony Bark@pawb.social to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 2か月前message-square26fedilink
minus-squareThoon@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up49·2か月前Good call. Even digital markets are markets and shouldnt be monopolized
minus-squarearcterus@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·2か月前I still don’t understand how some people find this controversial given how important mobile devices are to people now.
minus-squareartyom@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2か月前A lot of people think fragmentation of digital markets will deliver a worse experience. While it does add a tiny amount of friction, the trade-offs are massive.
minus-squareIlandar@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down6·2か月前I think it’s mostly just the “China = BAD” factor because of Tencent’s part-ownership.
minus-squarezod000@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2か月前Maybe it’s because Epic sucks and are total hypocrites. Google absolutely deserved to lose in court, but Epic and Sweeney can go to hell.
minus-squareSlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2か月前they would suck less if they got off their asses and made a sequel to Jazz Jackrabbit 2
minus-squarezod000@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2か月前Hah, indeed. That Epic is long dead, just like the Id that made Commander Keen and the Blizzard that made Rock n Roll Racing.
minus-squareweirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2か月前Epic might be most extreme example of the three, it has at least four periods that might as well be completely different companies.
minus-squarecount_duckula@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2か月前TIL Jazz Jackrabbit was made by Epic! I thought the only game by Epic I had played was Unreal Tournament. I have fond memories of spending hours in both those games. Didn’t play Jazz Jackrabbit 2 as much, but I remember I liked the soundtrack.
minus-squaresocialsecurity@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·2か月前Sundar and Tim don’t appreciate you
Good call. Even digital markets are markets and shouldnt be monopolized
I still don’t understand how some people find this controversial given how important mobile devices are to people now.
A lot of people think fragmentation of digital markets will deliver a worse experience.
While it does add a tiny amount of friction, the trade-offs are massive.
I think it’s mostly just the “China = BAD” factor because of Tencent’s part-ownership.
Maybe it’s because Epic sucks and are total hypocrites. Google absolutely deserved to lose in court, but Epic and Sweeney can go to hell.
they would suck less if they got off their asses and made a sequel to Jazz Jackrabbit 2
Hah, indeed. That Epic is long dead, just like the Id that made Commander Keen and the Blizzard that made Rock n Roll Racing.
Epic might be most extreme example of the three, it has at least four periods that might as well be completely different companies.
TIL Jazz Jackrabbit was made by Epic! I thought the only game by Epic I had played was Unreal Tournament. I have fond memories of spending hours in both those games. Didn’t play Jazz Jackrabbit 2 as much, but I remember I liked the soundtrack.
Sundar and Tim don’t appreciate you