Epic Video games stated the Epic Video games Retailer has hit 270 million PC gamers in 2023, up 40 million, or 17% from 2022.
This group now has a complete of 804 million Epic cross-platform accounts. In 2023 Each day Lively Customers peaked at 36.1 million, and Month-to-month Lively Customers reached 75 million customers – up from final yr’s 68 million.
The shop launched 1,300 new PC titles, and the Epic Video games Retailer now presents over 2900 titles, rising the video games accessible to the viewers by 88% since 2022.
Gamers spent $310 million on third-party functions, down 13% yr over yr. Together with Epic’s personal video games, gamers spent over $950 million in 2023, up 16% from 2022.
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The Epic Video games partnered with builders and publishers to carry customers 86 free video games final yr, value over $2,000 in whole. Greater than 580 million free video games in whole have been claimed this yr, bringing these titles to new and expanded audiences.
The shop considerably improved launcher efficiency, lowering loading time to a 3rd of the prior load time in keeping with benchmarks from Q1 2023 for 95% of customers. Epic additionally launched self-publishing instruments, making it simpler to launch a recreation on the Epic Video games Retailer.
Epic Rewards turned accessible, providing 5% rewards earned on all purchases made, redeemable in opposition to every thing at present accessible on the shop. All year long, Epic boosted these rewards as much as 10% throughout our key Epic Video games Retailer gross sales, which the corporate plans to proceed in 2024.
The shop additionally launched Epic First Run, a program that empowers builders to maintain 100% of their internet income of their first six months of exclusivity on the Epic Video games Retailer.
What’s deliberate for the Epic Video games Retailer in 2024?
The Epic Video games Retailer is shifting nearly all of its consideration to enhancing recreation discovery, and the participant expertise total.
The shop will launch a brand new obtain supervisor in early 2024. Builders will be capable of management timing with updates, schedule downloads, reorder your queue, and extra.
Epic is making vital enhancements to Offline Mode, together with the flexibility to intentionally swap to an offline state, a smoother launcher expertise with clear error data, and improved authentication flows for customers with restricted connectivity.
Epic additionally plans to make your folks checklist extra significant, and offer you extra choices for speaking with your folks.
Subscription help will let builders and publishers with their very own subscription service carry them to the Epic Video games Retailer. Crucially, additionally, you will be capable of earn Rewards with subscriptions bought on the Epic Video games Retailer.
And Epic stated it has acquired its Apple Developer Account and can begin creating the Epic Video games Retailer on iOS quickly due to the brand new Digital Markets Act. Epic plans to launch in 2024. Epic Video games Sweden AB will function the cell Epic Video games Retailer and Fortnite in Europe, with the Retailer staff main improvement.
Video games coming to the Epic Video games Retailer in 2024
Epic plans to introduce a complete slate of video games and experiences from improvement and publishing companions in 2024. You’ll be able to see among the titles above.
High PC video games titles in 2023
Mythic:
Fortnite
Genshin Impression
Rocket League
Lifeless Island 2
Grand Theft Auto V
Legendary:
Hogwarts Legacy
Alan Wake 2
Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria
Pink Lifeless Redemption 2
FIFA 23
Epic:
EA Sports activities FC 24
Dying Mild
Assassins Creed: Mirage
Star Wars: Jedi Survivor
Lifeless by Daylight
Cyberpunk 2077
Honkai: Star Rail
Fall Guys
Future 2
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
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