preorders on steam get a steam key AFAIK. i dont think anyone knows about the rest....
I guess the question is, is it being on epic store a deal breaker. if it is then it may not be worth the risk, if you would prefer it on steam but will accept it on epic then keep it.
Apparently people who email cdkeys support asking the question are just getting automated refunds.
A newer trailer.... needs age verification
just got my purchase refunded. Not happy. That is a lost sale, I was looking forward to playing this.
Why did you refund it?
The seller did the refund as they didn’t get enough steam keys, gave me the option for the epic store, I declined
Are you able to get it on Epic for the same price as your pre-order or has it been fixed?
No idea, I have no intention of using Epic launcher.
Any particular reason? I had a problem with having too many game launchers and posted this but thankfully @Sebastalona pointed me at playnite which works an absolute treat.
The game has been advertised on steam for about a year and then the publisher pulls the epic deal two week from release. Which is a dick move and a snub to consumers. The other reasons are the epic T&C as well as the recent data leeks. I like steam for the community stuff which the epic launcher is totally lacking. Oh well back to my backlog. I can wait.
I would not blame 4A for that decision. Steam have been taking a 30% cut of sales until recently which they recently dropped to 25%. Steam has been around for over 15 years and they are the one stop shop for games and is a behemoth of a portal. It's a great platform.
Epic did stuff their UK pre-orders customers as they could not offer the discount and it's £49.99. However, Epic have been pretty transparent saying they will only take 12% of sales of any games on their portal. I get that the launcher for Epic has a way to go yet and has teething problems but it is new and I feel that competition is a good thing. Nobody will get it right first time especially this day and age.
If the devs are getting 13% more revenue which they can put back into the game that has to be a good thing. I admit some devs could be greedy but the Metro franchise has been fantastic so far (and I love the books).
I totally get why you're annoyed but I don't think Epic is the ogre. I want devs who work hard and produce great content to earn their money and not give it to a platform provider.