One of the biggest complaints fans have had about the Epic Games Store over the years is that it doesn’t offer that many features compared to other digital marketplaces. While Epic has been slow to add major updates to the platform over time, it looks like 2021 could finally be the year when some highly anticipated additions are finally added to the storefront.
A recent blog on Epic’s website detailed some of the plans for the Epic Games Store over the course of the next year. Epic said one of the biggest goals for EGS this year is to make it a more attractive platform for developers to publish their games on. “We want a smooth, seamless experience for developers who want to bring their titles to the Epic Games Store,” said the blog post. As a whole, customers can then buy even more games instead of having to go elsewhere to buy a game.
It’s 2021 and that means:
✔️ More games
✔️ More options
✔️ More fun
and … 🤔🛒❓Read all about it in our blog: https://t.co/usRTKdjU8E
– Epic Games Store (@EpicGames) January 28, 2021
While this was a key feature that Epic focused on, the company also said it wants to improve the customer experience a lot more. As such, there will reportedly be further improvements to Achievements and Wishlist features. In addition to this, Epic also wants to improve the social experience on EGS as a whole and also wants to make some adjustments to the player profiles.
But perhaps most importantly, Epic also slyly teased that one of the most requested features for the Epic Games Store should be coming soon too. While not outright mentioned, Epic ended its post with a shopping cart emoji followed by a question mark. This seems to indicate that a shopping cart feature is finally heading to the Epic Games Store in the future. At the moment, games cannot be added to a larger cart on the platform, but must be purchased one at a time. Many EGS users have been asking for a solution to this problem for quite some time and it seems that those requests will finally be answered.
At this time, Epic has not provided a specific timeline as to when these features can be formally added to the market. We’ll be sure to keep our eyes peeled for more information and keep you up to date here at ComicBook.com.
So what do you think of these future changes to the Epic Games Store? And what else would you like to see the platform updated in the future? Let me know in the comments or on Twitter at @ Jeroen1988.