Metro Exodus has been playing host to an impressive number of various mishaps following the announcement that the game would release as a timed Epic Games Store exclusive, and the latest one took issue with the pre-loading the files via Steam.
Metro Exodus Steam pre-load is the latest feature that was being contested over the past few hours, with people posting an unverified interaction with an unconfirmed Deep Silver representative claiming it wasn't going to happen. Turns out, the claim was fake.
Yesterday, someone supposedly sent an email to a Deep Silver representative, asking whether Metro Exodus is going to be made available for pre-loading on Steam. The response was consequently posted on Reddit, where people went ham because it said that the option will not, in fact, be available on Steam.
A slew of users quickly took issue with the tone of the message, as the purported representative claimed that the company is expecting the majority of Metro Exodus traffic to go through Epic Games Store, which would then mean they would prioritise it instead of focusing on Steam. Game Watcher chose not to report on this rumour due to the suspicious nature of the message, which was not exactly up-to-spec when it comes to grammar and syntax. Odd for a supposed international representative. In the end, we were right not to do so, as the interaction was falsified.
The official Metro Exodus Twitter posted that Metro Exodus Steam pre-load will be taking place according to plan, and that they will be announcing more details in due course. Epic Games Store, on the other hand, will have no such thing.
It goes without saying that the hate former fans have directed toward 4A Games and Deep Silver has snowballed worryingly by now. With numerous people claiming that they're cancelling their pre-orders on Steam due to Metro Exodus not being available for pre-load, it is clear that certain parties wish to cause as much disarray and damage to Metro Exodus, its developers, and its publisher as possible, and without much in the way of regard for truth.
