Epic adding five new PC apps to Epic Games Store launcher today like, Brave and Discord

Recently, Epic, in a new fresh bid to offer more than just games, is adding five new PC apps to its Epic Games store today. The indie game store Itch.io is coming to the Epic Games Store today, the open-source browser Brave, the streaming radio app iHeartRadio, the 3D model tool Kanshape and the open-source painting app Krita. This is the first new PC app from the Epic Games Store since Spotify launched in December.

Epic Games is promising to add more PC apps in the future, including the communications app Discord. There’s also a new section in the Epic Games Store dedicated to PC apps, so it’s clear that Epic has ambitions to run its own Windows Store here.

That’s not entirely surprising, as Epic CEO Tim Sweeney has long called for open app models and stores on Windows. Microsoft’s own Windows Store has failed to become a popular venue for a huge amount of Windows apps and games, and popular apps like Adobe Creative Suite, Chrome, Discord, and Zoom aren’t even in the Windows App Store.

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Epic Store will face similar challenges to Microsoft in persuading developers to list their apps, but it is taking a slightly different approach. Epic does not take a cut from any purchases made within any of the apps, so if you download itch.io free from the Epic Games Store, nothing will go into Epic when you buy an indie game.

This is also the approach that Epic Games wants to see elsewhere with App Stores. Sweeney was impressed with Micro’s new open model Dell for Windows and HoloLens 2 a few years ago, but the right moment is now in Epic’s eye.

Epic’s anti-trust trial Epic will begin on May 3rd after Apple sued Apple for removing Fortnite from the App Store. Epic added a direct payment system to the Royal Shooter of War that avoided a 30 percent reduction in Apple Paul’s revenue in violation of Apple Paul’s policies. Epic is now facing a very significant legal challenge from Xerox days, Epic is now challenging Apple’s entire App Store model.

At the heart of the battle is a 30 percent surcharge, or “App Store tax,” imposed on app purchases made by the Apple App Store. Epic accuses Apple of using its iOS market power to dominate the secondary market for app distribution, and it wants Apple Paul to allow competing App Stores to compete on iOS and see changes in the App Store tax. If Epic is successful, there’s a chance we’ll see the Epic Games Store on the IPO with apps and games, such as how the PC version is expanding.

Epic’s expansion of PC apps also comes just days after rumors surfaced of plans for Microsoft’s new Windows App Store. Microsoft is reportedly working on a larger overall for its App Store on Windows that will allow developers to submit any Windows application to the store. It includes browsers such as Chrome or Firefox, and Micro .ft can also allow third-party commerce platforms in applications.