Tim Sweeney: Game Sales Increase After They Hit The Epic Games Store’s Free Giveaways

Digital store Epic Games Store since its foundation continues to pamper PC gamers, weekly offering them free games of various calibers. Not so long ago, the platform was distributed to everyone GTA V, and before June 4th you can still manage to pick up a collection on your account Borderlands: The Handsome Collection.

Founder of Epic Games Tim Sweeney In a new interview, he said that after developers put their game into the giveaway of the store, this has a positive effect on its sales.

In his opinion, the opportunity provided to gamers to try this or that project for free allows most of them to express their recognition, as a result of supporting the developers with the ruble. He did not go into details, but said that the creators noted an increase in sales on other platforms and stores after their game got into the free distribution of the Epic Games Store.

“If you are not interested in projects like Satisfactory, then you will not go to the store and buy it, but if you get it for free, you will realize how amazing this game is,” Sweeney explained in an interview.

“Thanks to this method, people discovered a lot of games. The developers could do it. Many of those who started their games on EGS for free noted that their sales on Steam and on consoles really increased. Distributions contributed to raising awareness. They [бесплатные игры] attracted tens of millions of new users into the Epic Games ecosystem, which was a great event for our company, “Sweeney continued.

In a conversation with reporters, Sweeney also announced the company’s intentions in the future to offer users a version of the store Epic Games Store For Android and iOS mobile systems.

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