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Nice hope some Foss F-droid type app options pop up. I love it on Android since it’s where I can go to find a simple app that I know won’t have ads or IAP or subscriptions.

I see YouTube style as the ones that are formulic with the plea to like and subscribe segue to sponsor and the obviously algorithm driven increased lengthen followed by the same tired robotic plea for interaction which is pretty much every big YouTube channel or wannabe big channel.

Doesn’t help that search pushes up those type of channels and shoves smaller channels just uploading content just to share something.

I’m pretty lucky not liking most YouTube style content these days, so don’t consume too much of it like I used to. Lot of the creators feel like AI with the same phrase of if you are new to the channel like and subscribe and ring the notification bell…blah blah blah. And then drag out info that can be said in a minute into a 10 minute long ramble for the algorithm.

YouTube these days is more for music or checking out a part of a game I’m stuck on these days from a creator with like 1 sub putting up a 10 second long clip that gets straight to the point. Those guys are the heroes over the 5+ minute long uploads of the same content in comparison that has you have to dig into the comments to find where to skip to.

I don’t want it.

I was playing the demo over and over before I finally got the full game this year.

Social media that requires an account to view stuff aren’t worth even visiting.

That is a very weird change to go from 60 to 30. These type of art style the graphics don’t look aged anyways so wonder if I should just emulate the game cube version.

I think I used that guide to try out Android on the switch back in the day.

YouTube is unwatchable for me without sponsorblock so I’ve liked the newpipe forks that include. And on desktop I love freetube because it goes further and lets me block channels.

I default to safari with an adblocker for YouTube and bought the sponsorblock extension so can autoskip stuff too.

I don’t watch twitch, but on F-droid for Android there is an app called twire that might be worth checking out.

I’m saying those claims you make come across without much merit, and sounds more like Epic talking points that’s not selling me on using Epic on iOS to buy apps.

Even when it comes to side loading it’s more emulation and hope for a Foss store like F-droid showing up on iOS which itself is very niche. Other than Fortnite I’m not really seeing much incentive to spend money over Apple store.

And this is Apple we are talking about. A consumer base that is used to spending more, so if I’m spending money on apps currently Apple gives me more confidence in the purchase with it being the Apple hardware and OS. And why wouldn’t I take into account Epic’s behavior when it comes to the PC?

If you are going to be trying to prop up Epic as some savior with talking points like sticking it to Apple for being anti competitive why wouldn’t I take into account Epic’s anti competitive behavior themselves when it comes to if this is a store I should spend money on or look at alternatives. I’m not just going to throw money at a company just for the sake of it being an alternative if I as a consumer who is spending money doesn’t see a benefit to doing so.

Those sound more like selling points to devs than consumers.

I haven’t really seen those things when it comes to the epic store on PC. So consider me skeptical with them seeming more like an aspiring Walmart than some altruistic alternative.

I remember Microsoft did similar things when they launched the Windows Phone with no other selling point due to a late entry.

Better question is why should someone spend money on the Epic app store over Apple. Because the dev cut is a dev selling point not a consumer one.

And what is the longevity of the store with their other venture with the epic launcher not turning a profit and only being propped up by Fortnite.

Is there reason to have more faith in Epic app support over Apple app support?

I was surprised how quickly it filled up without me even thinking about it that I ended up disabling it. I just wish syncthing equivalents were better supported, since my Android, Microsoft, Steam Deck, and MacOS sync files without me having to really think about it.

But, iOS and iPadOS due to file access restrictions don’t work well with it, so it’s like they try to push you into iCloud by making everything annoying when it comes to files sync even with just the base iCloud. Good thing though is I just use an iPad now, which I use more as a media consumption device. No need to deal with iPhone annoyances, which would be much more important in trying to sync and transfer files as a multi platform user.

Yeah, it’s something you shouldn’t notice if you always have internet connection, but if you start playing where you won’t always have internet connection that’s when problems pop up. That’s when you appreciate the DRM free games.

I like to use steam deck when I travel. Denuvo can refuse to launch without internet connection to reactivate a license. Also if you exceed 5 activations in a day you can’t play the game for 24 hours. This includes switching which proton version you use to launch the game, which is sometimes necessary if something like the audio doesn’t work properly on the default.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/wymoi9/psa_for_denuvo/

Get a steam deck and you’ll see why.

Enshitification of DRM with denuvo going subscription model has become an unexpected ally in DRM getting removed even if it doesn’t get cracked.