Instead, the Fortnite boss seems much happier about how giving away free games has worked out.
Exclusives apparently haven’t moved the needle for the Epic Games Store.
What has worked instead for the company is giving away free games.
“We spent a lot of money on exclusives,” said Sweeney.
“A few of them worked extremely well.
A lot of them were not good investments, but the free games program has been just magical.”
Sweeney didn’t go into detail about which “few” worked out.
Alan Wake 2 was one ofGameSpot’s 10 best games of 2023.
Other examples of previous Epic Games Store exclusives include Metro Exodus, Outer Wilds, and Hades.
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Last year,Epic offered up 86 free titles, with 586 million claimedby store users.
In 2022,almost 700 million free games were claimed by Epic Games Store customers.
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