Epic says exclusives are necessary but “were never going to please everyone”

In a wide-reaching interview with gamesindustry.biz, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney espoused the need for better developer rates, comparing games to Netflix and accepting his company’s methods are unlikely to please everyone. The talk revealed Sweeney’s opinion on several practices of the Epic Launcher, but gamers are most likely to latch onto his thoughts on exclusives. With the announcement of The Outer Worlds and Detroit: Become Human for the platform, it’s clear the company won’t slow any time soon, but its CEO has doubled down on its methodology. "Changing the way that games are sold is a big disruption to everybody," he says. "I understand that - I've personally unsubscribed from Netflix twice as their selections of movies changed. But this is a necessary step forward for the games industry if we want to enable developers to invest in building better games, and if we want the savings to ultimately be passed on to gamers in the form of better prices.” Sweeney reiterates that his company’s goal is "breaking the 70/30 stranglehold that's pervaded the industry for more than a decade”, though he stresses that he doesn’t believe gamers should be expected to understand “the hardship of making a payroll”.

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