In addition, we finally got a bit of clarification on when -- or even whether -- the game is coming to Steam. Brad had this bit to say on the matter in Discord a few days ago:
It'll eventually be on Steam probably. But more like 2023.
It's not exactly a huge (or hugely surprising) revelation, but it does at least confirm a couple things I've long suspected:
1.) GalCiv4 will be an Epic exclusive upon release.
2.) It will remain so for at least a year after it comes out.
I have to admit, I've realized I'm fine with this. I have no shortage of games to keep me occupied in the meantime, especially with Stellaris and Distant Worlds 2 already feeding my space 4x addiction. And by the time GC4 comes to Steam (presuming it actually does), it will have received numerous patches & updates to make the game that much better by the time I get my hands on it.
My only real concern at this point, is that Stardock eventually reaches the point where it decides that the money it gets from Epic is good enough to be worth forgoing selling their games on Steam, in which case I'll never get to play any of their games in the future. But for the time being, there's not much I can do except worry about that further on down the road.
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