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  • It’s a combination of exclusivity and IP. Mario, Zelda, etc. are beloved IPs with multiple great games based on them. They’re also bound to Nintendo consoles. People will buy Nintendo consoles because they want to play those games. Fortnite, on the other hand, can be played on anything except Linux. It’s not driving sales for anything except Windows keys. Furthermore, Epic exclusives aren’t even fully exclusive (certain titles barred). Hitman 3 was exclusive on Epic Games for all of two minutes before it launched on Steam.

    What it boils down to is that if you own an IP that is in high demand, you can gate that IP behind another product because you have what’s effectively a guaranteed market. If Epic pulled Fortnite from Xbox, Playstation, and PC and then released it on the Epic Games Assblaster 5000, I’m sure people would buy that to access Fortnite. Maybe even Fall Guys, though I doubt it.

    But, I suppose it could go a different way. Imagine the uproar if Valve released Half Life 3 as a Steam Deck exclusive lmao.