inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agoAmazon thought it could compete with Steam because it was so much larger than Valve, but Prime Gaming's former VP admits that 'gamers already had the solution to their problems'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square164fedilinkarrow-up1827file-textcross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.world
arrow-up1827external-linkAmazon thought it could compete with Steam because it was so much larger than Valve, but Prime Gaming's former VP admits that 'gamers already had the solution to their problems'www.pcgamer.cominclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square164fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.world
minus-squarewizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 month agoMuch like Epic, they also did free games for people with Amazon Prime, but they undercut that by offering free games on other platforms as well. Not that I’m complaining, but nothing to make themselves stand out.
minus-squareSlab_Bulkhead@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·edit-21 month agonot like epic, epic offers free games, Prime’s games are paid for by subscription.
minus-squareSlab_Bulkhead@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 month agodon’t you have to pay for prime? then its not free.
minus-squareMaestro@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoYes, but you keep the game even if you cancal prime. As opposed to e.g. PlayStation Plus where you loose access to the free games when you cancel your subscription.
Much like Epic, they also did free games for people with Amazon Prime, but they undercut that by offering free games on other platforms as well.
Not that I’m complaining, but nothing to make themselves stand out.
not like epic, epic offers free games, Prime’s games are paid for by subscription.
Doesn’t Prime give away GoG games?
don’t you have to pay for prime? then its not free.
Yes, but you keep the game even if you cancal prime. As opposed to e.g. PlayStation Plus where you loose access to the free games when you cancel your subscription.