Borderlands 3 may be an exclusive experience for epic players.
Borderlands 3 may be an exclusive experience for epic players.
All things on Steam are problematic. You can list it as a non-steam title and keep your friends list intact if needed.
Still superior to Epic's store. Steam offers features like user reviews, discussion forums, multiple platforms beyond Windows, and Valve actively improves Proton. These aspects matter to me, and I favor supporting a company committed to enhancing gaming for all, no matter the platform.
In addition to the numerous missing functionalities, security has improved significantly. It seems they're securing funds, though the situation appears to be costly. Epic is likely operating on extremely slim profit margins or even incurring losses since Fortnite absorbs the costs.
I prefer backing the developers of a game over a company that doesn’t invest much in my experience. Why Proton stands out for Linux users. I’d still favor supporting a developer personally. Security makes sense. But refunds seemed pointless since you’re buying a digital product. It’s like asking for a refund on paper towels once you’ve used them all because you “didn’t like them.” In my view, that’s the same. The “missing features” I don’t see a problem with—they’re absent in 99% of other launchers or clients, which I don’t use much. I just play and enjoy, so it’s fine.
They’re still earning enough to keep going, and if they’re struggling it’s usually their own fault—either the game isn’t good or the developers aren’t handling finances properly. Buying their games doesn’t really benefit me except possibly for a future sequel, which might not be worth it. Gamers, on the other hand, are often taken advantage of, and both I and others stand to benefit from deals like Proton.
Gamers have faced challenges from the start, and this trend seems unlikely to end. Improvements will happen, but they’ll never fully disappear. There will always be issues like DRM, exclusives, optimization problems, bad ports, insufficient support, and more. Helping developers is important to me because I’ve seen many studios that created my favorite games disappear due to low sales, which prevented enough profit to keep jobs and studios running. I see it as a responsibility—if creators lose their work, it can be financially devastating for them.