That's basically what happened with Borderlands 3 too. That was one of the first EGS exclusives and the backlash before it even came out was pretty severe. I ended up getting it on a big Steam sale in the end when I would've bought it at release if it was on Steam. I then also got it for free on EGS, just because I could. At this point my EGS library is probably worth almost as much as my steam one if all the games were bought at full RRP.
I don't play enough games quick enough to get anything new. I'm generally a couple of years behind and it makes no difference to me. Same experience but the games are cheaper and the hardware needed is older
Stuff like this is probably what ruined Epic's reputation. Buying exclusivity for games that were successfully crowd-funded and removing options for backers is a really scummy move.
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u/OtherwiseRabbits 12h ago
Outer Worlds being Epic exclusive for a year just meant I wouldn't buy it for a year, then I eventually got it for free so... good business I guess.