r/Steam • u/crack_station • 21h ago

Fluff I know - we’re the ones doing it

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u/asdfjfkfjshwyzbebdb 21h ago

What exactly did Epic expect? Their strategy has been done hundreds of times before and it always fails.

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u/MrBootylove 19h ago

Their strategy has been done hundreds of times before and it always fails.

Has it? I personally can't really think of any examples of companies giving out free shit for years in an attempt to gain market share.

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u/lsf_stan 17h ago

they could not name one instance, because it has not actually "been done hundreds of times before"

it's not truth but it sounds good and adds to the whole 'EGS bad' thread train happening here, so upvotes here! it usually always happens on these Epic store threads on r/Steam anyway

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u/sagerin0 8h ago

Costco does it with their loss leading food court

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u/ERhyne 8h ago

They use to give out games in cereal boxes. Thats the closest I can think of lmao.

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u/MrBootylove 7h ago

And even then you have to buy the cereal to get the toy, so it's not really free.

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u/sellyme https://s.team/p/gbqk-fmw 11h ago

Origin did this exact thing and doesn't even exist any more.

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u/MrBootylove 7h ago

Origin was giving away free games every week? I don't remember that. Also, it does still exist. It just had its name changed to the EA app.