GoG is a better competitor than EGS (and before you start with "But GoG did XXX which proves them in league with Big Feminism(tm), Epic is just as bad if not worse on that front). The only thing EGS has going for it is the periodic free games subsidized with their Fortnite and Tencent money (and even that is of marginal utility IMO since there's already way more games than time out there and a free game you don't really care about is just a waste).
The EGS launcher has been repeatedly shown to be scanning other files on your computer, showing that is at least capable of being spyware, and has ridiculous resource usage (on a good day it's several times what Steam or Galaxy use, and I've seen screenshots of the launcher using north of 5 gigs of RAM)
EGS does not allow even numeric user reviews (just taking them from other online critic sites) or user comments.
EGS still does not have any gifting functionality.
EGS (I believe?) still does not have built-in screenshot functionality
EGS took over 2 years to add foreign currency support
EGS is still continuing with their practice of literal bribery to force timed exclusives on their store.
None of the above are issues for Steam (even though they have been trending towards "correcting" review scores for controversial titles). None of the above are issues for GoG (on newer games. Screenshots are still iffy on some older titles which don't support the Galaxy overlay), and GoG has the advantage of the DRM-free downloads.
GoG is a better competitor than EGS (and before you start with "But GoG did XXX which proves them in league with Big Feminism(tm), Epic is just as bad if not worse on that front). The only thing EGS has going for it is the periodic free games subsidized with their Fortnite and Tencent money (and even that is of marginal utility IMO since there's already way more games than time out there and a free game you don't really care about is just a waste).
The EGS launcher has been repeatedly shown to be scanning other files on your computer, showing that is at least capable of being spyware, and has ridiculous resource usage (on a good day it's several times what Steam or Galaxy use, and I've seen screenshots of the launcher using north of 5 gigs of RAM)
EGS does not allow even numeric user reviews (just taking them from other online critic sites) or user comments.
EGS still does not have any gifting functionality.
EGS (I believe?) still does not have built-in screenshot functionality
EGS took over 2 years to add foreign currency support
EGS is still continuing with their practice of literal bribery to force timed exclusives on their store.
None of the above are issues for Steam (even though they have been trending towards "correcting" review scores for controversial titles). None of the above are issues for GoG (on newer games. Screenshots are still iffy on some older titles which don't support the Galaxy overlay), and GoG has the advantage of the DRM-free downloads.
There is 0 reason to use EGS.
I should also note that Steam likely got away with more than what GOG did because Valve is a bigger company than CDPR.
And Epic doesn't?
Listen I get it, you like Fortnite so you'll die on this hill but at least be consistent.