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What is the catch with Epic Games' free games? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 week ago by airikr@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Like what the title says. There's always a catch unless it's FOSS. So, what is the catch with them giving games for free that you can keep forever? What will the developers of the games get as a thank you?

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[–] medem@lemmy.wtf 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It's 2025. If you are getting a 'free' software product, there's a chance of about 99,9% that the answer to that question is either 'analytics/tracking/telemetry/customer retention' or a combination of many or all of them.

[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 7 points 1 week ago

In that case, you have to deal with the shitty epic launcher that is prone to "lose" user data.

[–] airikr@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

When it comes to non-FOSS, yes, I agree.

[–] medem@lemmy.wtf 2 points 1 week ago

You're absolutely right. Sorry for that (admittedly catastrophic) omission.