When Epic announced the Epic Games Store, many of us PC gamers thought that this would be REAL competition towards Steam. The future was looking pretty intriguing. However, with Epic's clear intentions of being anti-consumer (examples below), this was immediately not the case.

For those wondering why the Epic Games Store is purely anti-consumer:

NO consumer friendly features. Simply take a glance at these comparisons and you'll understand. https://i.imgur.com/SynNfar.jpg

Regional pricing. With Steam, it's extrememly convenient for most users due to the amount of currencies available within the platform. For EGS, it's significantly worse.

Bad customer service

Terrible security (This store doesn't even offer common things to ensure your account is safe. There's not even an email verification. Seriously? I've also heard from hundreds of users at this point that many of their accounts had been hacked. This is absolutely unacceptable.)

They are owned by a company (Tencent) which is KNOWN for selling user data.

Exclusivity deals. Consumers do NOT want to be forced to use your platform just to play games they have been excited for.

Which is what brings up my point:

Recently there has been many games which originally promised to be released onto Steam. (Big examples being Metro: Exodus and Outer Worlds) Which were suddenly announced to be an Epic Games Store exclusive. Not only is this false advertising but it's also a bait and switch tactic. These decisions were PURELY anti-consumer and should not be supported by anyone.

Any game that is advertised to release ONTO Steam (whether that be a trailer, steam store page, or any other way of promoting their game) MUST release onto Steam.

If the developer/publisher decides to break this rule, Valve NEEDS to take action.

Whether this be through banning their game from releasing to the store, forcing the developer/publisher to pay a fee, or maybe even Valve taking more of a percentage of their revenue, Valve needs to stand up.

Please sign and share this petition as much as you can. Action needs to happen before this gets carried away.