Opdatering: 4A Games har udgivet en officiel udtalelse, hvor de siger at det udelukkende er Deep Silver/Koch Media der bestemmer på hvilke platforme Metro-serien fremadrettet skal udgives.
"The recent decision to move Metro Exodus from Steam to the Epic Game Store was made by Koch Media / Deep Silver alone.
The recent comments made by a member of the 4A Games development team do not reflect Deep Silver's or 4A Games' view on the future of the franchise. They do reflect the hurt and disappointment of a passionate individual who has seen what was previously nothing but positive goodwill towards his work turn to controversy due to a business decision he had no control over. We respectfully ask that any and all valid feedback over this decision is directed at Koch Media / Deep Silver, and not the developers at 4A Games.
The future release strategy of the Metro series lies with Koch Media / Deep Silver. Our decision to partner with Epic Games was based on the goal of investing in the future of the series and our development partner at 4A Games. We have every intention of continuing this franchise, and a PC version will always be at the heart of our plans."
Den originale historie følger herunder.
For nylig afslørede udvikleren bag det kommende Metro Exodus, 4A Games, at de sammen med udgiveren Deep Silver og Epic Games har indgået en eksklusiv aftale, der betyder at spillet kun sælges via Epic Games Store. Denne beslutning har for alvor skilt vandene, da nogle forbrugere er utilfredse med at skulle skifter launcher-program, og andre er glade for at der nu er alvorlig konkurrence til Steam.
Udvikleren selv har dog ikke udtalt sig så meget om sagen, men nu har én repræsentant udtalt sig på hård vis. En fra studiet har udtalt sig på det russiske forum Gaminator, og her forklarer han hvordan det for alvor har demoraliseret studiet at denne beslutning har skabt sådan røre.
Det gør faktisk angiveligvis at de overvejer helt at skippe PC-platformen for fremtidige kapitler i serien. Hele indlægget kan findes ovre hos på WCCFTech, og vi har indsat lidt af det her.
"That is, it turns out that we (the developers) for years have been hard and painful, with losses, trying to do something special, but a certain category of players believes that our work is not worth even a couple of minutes to install the launcher. Naturally, it is their life and their right, but then what do they care about Metro? Obviously, it is not interesting to them. I can only say that they were not our players either, they are not interested in our work, which means that, for example, the opinion of such people is not interesting for me either. What is the point for me personally (and not only) to listen to their opinion?"
"Someone says that if they crap Exodus and the previous games in the series, it will make the world better, they will put greedy developers in their place. To this, I can answer that in a pinch, if all the PC players announce a boycott of Metro Exodus, then the next Metro, if it does, is definitely not going to be on the PC. Better or worse, decide for yourself. I personally feel sorry for the loyal fans, yes. But my assessment of the work done personally by me and my friends and colleagues will not change this."