Epic Games admitted this fact in court.
The Epic Games Store has not become profitable, even after five years on the market.
The company revealed this during the Epic vs Google trial.
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However, Epic’s goal for its PC games storefront is still growth.
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It was supposed to be a competitor to the near-complete dominance of Valve’s Steam storefront.
Additionally, Epic alsopaid for timed exclusivityfor some PC games, but this strategywasn’t received well by everyone.
Some timed exclusives were pricey, too.
Unfortunately, Epic Games laid off more than 800 employees in September.
At the time CEO Tim Sweeneysaid the companyhad “been spending way more money than we earn.”
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