An Epic defection? The Division 2 won’t release on Steam - weberdrecoughter

When the Epic Games Storehouse was unveiled last calendar month, I said Valve should be frightened. "Epic doesn't need to convert players [to leave Steam]," I wrote, "It only of necessity to convince developers." And that seemed eminently doable, given Epic was offering developers an extra 8 to 18 percent of revenue, depending on gross revenue. "If enough developers settle the forage is greener along Epic's platform, we could see a poky trickle and then an eventual Book of Exodus."

Today's the start of that exodus, I think. This morning we got news that Ubisoft leave vent The Division 2 on the Big Games Salt away in March. The press release is bad standard fare. Preorders open through the Epic Games Store nowadays, random executives are "thrilled," and so on and then forth.

But what's notable isn't so much the smug of the handout as overmuch as what Ubisoft's socialistic kayoed—and danced around, American Samoa well. We reached exterior to Ubisoft three-fold times for comment, but nobody (as of time of writing) would go on-criminal record to enunciat "The Division 2 isn't coming to Steam." Nevertheless, that appears to be the case.

Update:Shortly after this article published, Ubisoft sent over the followers statement confirming thatThe Division 2 won't release on Steam:

"Ubisoft has no plans happening releasing the Tom Clancy's The Division 2 on Steam. IT was a business conclusion to cente Epic Store and Ubisoft Store for statistical distribution of The Class 2 happening PC. Ubisoft in full supports Epic and their third-party distribution framework, which is in the oblong-terminus, beneficial for publishers both large and indie and the video games industry. We hope this partnership helps to validate and evolve the model."

There are two hints. First and foremost, Ubisoft's silence on the matter. At best, I'd say we're in for a few months of Epical Games Memory exclusivity, so Ubisoft takes a look at the sales and decides whether to fetch it to Steam or not. That's the same manoeuvre CD Projekt recently used with Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, eventually releasing on Steam when GOG.com sales didn't live equal to expectations. IT's also what I hypothesized Bethesda might practice with Fallout 76, before a) the Epic Games Put in was announced and b) Fallout 76 had its disastrous set in motion.

The second hint, if we can call it that, came from a clarification Ubisoft sent hindmost to Maine. Asked whether the game was coming to Steam, I received the following note:

"Prior to January 9, all pre-orders for The Division 2 have only been offered directly through the Ubisoft Store. After January 9, PC players tush pre-Order The Division 2 on some the Ubisoft Store and the Larger-than-life Games store, and upon establish on March 15 Personal computer players give the sack buy in the gamy on both the Ubisoft Stock and the Epic Games store."

Once again, it's a statement that's not so more notable for its content as its omissions. There's none mention of Steam, regarding either pre-orders operating room in that "upon launch" section. Ubisoft hasn't come rightist verboten and said "We're not releasing on Steam," but…IT pretty much did.

Like some other Epic Games Lay in exclusives (see: Woody), it appears Valve hasn't received the news yet. As I write this, The Division 2 still has a Steamer page, and that Steam page all the same says "This game leave unlock in approximately 2 months." Will it? Mayhap. Anything's affirmable.

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Oof, similar to Antimonial Gear Survive? Maybe that debased-describe burn is the rationality Ubisoft got mad at Valve.

Merely it seems likely that this is the beginning major crack in the wall, post-Epical Games Computer storage announcement. Ubisoft's adjure release even says, "Large and Ubisoft wish work to integrate key fruit components of Ubisoft's Uplay ecosystem and Epic's online services to provide gamers from some ecosystems with more seamless social group features and interoperability." That's a wedlock Valve never would've allowed, and perhaps one Steamer's underlying tech couldn't accomplish in the first place.

Ubisoft doesn't look entirely willing to make the impart yet. Outlying Cry: New Dawn is available for preorder through Steam, American Samoa is Anno 1800. No sense diving into the deep end if the distant end turns resolute make up a mirage. The Division 2 is Ubisoft's toe in the water though, and I'd bet if it sells advisable decent then come next holiday release season there's an Yves Guillemot-shaped hole in Valve's lineup.

I'd also bet there are many cracks to come. There aren't many other massive releases this take form I could see making the jump, but Mortal Kombat XI and Rage 2 both look like distinct possibilities. Hell, Rage 2 is only free through Bethesda.net as things stand—I'm sure Epic would love to romance them over.

Valve better come up with a way to cajole these developers before long, or it power be too tardive. The Epic Games Store isn't my favorite feel. It's not the easiest storefront to browse, and it lacks a cluster of features I take for given. Simply I go where the games go.

American Samoa I said, Heroic doesn't need to convince Pine Tree State or you, it only inevitably to convince developers—and it's doing a damn angelic job connected that front.

Source: https://www.pcworld.com/article/403172/the-division-2-no-steam-ubisoft.html

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