Ooblets on PC is an Epic Games Store Timed Exclusive - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 August 2019 / 2,315 Views
Developer Glumberland announced the Windows PC version of Ooblets will be a timed exclusive on the Epic Games Store.
Read a blog post on the reasoning for the exclusivity:
So we had a big decision to make, and we didn’t take it lightly.
Because Epic doesn’t yet have the same market share as their competitors, they offered us a minimum guarantee on sales that would match what we’d be wanting to earn if we were just selling Ooblets across all the stores. That takes a huge burden of uncertainty off of us because now we know that no matter what, the game won’t fail and we won’t be forced to move back in with our parents (but we do love and appreciate you, parents!).
Now we can just focus on making the game without worrying about keeping the lights on. The upfront money they’re providing means we’ll be able to afford more help and resources to start ramping up production and doing some cooler things.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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I read their reasoning on their site. It was pretty passive aggressive, condescending and hand waving. They should have just said "we needed the money", and left it at that.
I was wanting to get this for me and my SO, but after that post she made and the deal done, I've very little reason to now.
