This article was originally published on Dec 7, 2018 after the Epic Games Store’s launch, but has been repromoted and updated in light of news that The Division 2 will launch on Epic’s platform instead of Steam.
Fortnite developer Epic Games announced and then launched a digital storefront housed in the Epic Games Launcher last month, as apparently that’s the trendy thing to do nowadays with Discord launched its own back in October. But despite the competition, the Epic Games Store feels like the first real threat to Steam’s dominance as the go-to place to buy PC games.
Source: IGN.com Epic's Store Is the First Real Threat to Steam