Epic has released a roadmap for 2019, which includes the new features scheduled to appear on the Epic Games Store. The full roadmap can be viewed on Trello, but Epic has issued the disclaimer that the new features listed and the times they`re scheduled for are `subject to change.`Exact timetables are not provided for each feature, with each one falling into a category of one-three months, four-six months, or long-term (more than six months). In the short-term, Epic isn`t implementing too many major features. The company plans to redesign the Epic Games Store`s website, and add search tools that utilize both genre and tags. The Epic Game Store will also start hosting video, provide an `optimized delta solution` to help developers reduce the size of game patches, support DLC add-ons, and streamline the sign-in process to allow players to `get into their offline games faster.` The one major feature during this window of time is cloud saves support--a long-requested addition from the Epic Games Store community.You`ll see a lot more community-requested features added in the mid- to long-term. In four-six months, Epic plans on adding user reviews, wish lists, additional payment methods/currencies, player time tracking, and mod support. The Epic Game Store is also scheduled to see improvements to its newsfeed and follow features, as well additional sorting and filtering methods for its game library. In the long-term, the Epic Game Store will support game achievements, direct carrier billing, and a shopping cart. Epic also plans on overhauling the store`s social features as well.Epic has a few more improvements scheduled for its game store that don`t have any planned date. These include more generalized PC game store features, such as automated refunds and gifting, and specific ones, like an Arabic translation for the store and support for games that released in Korea. Epic also plans to have the Epic Games Store be accessible on Android devices.Getting these features o ...
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