Due to the popularity of its current Christmas free game offering, the Epic Games Store is experiencing server problems and technical challenges. EGS users from all over the globe flocked to the shop in an effort to get their hands on the free game. Instead, they’ve encountered serious technical difficulties as Epic Games struggles to keep up with the traffic. While many customers were able to get through, others were required to log in dozens of times, reload their attempted purchase, or received an error stating that the servers were completely unavailable.
Since the opening of the Epic Games Store, Epic Games has made it an annual habit to distribute free games throughout the holidays. This year, Epic is providing 15 days of free games, which began on December 15 and will continue every day until December 29. Sable, Them’s Fightin’ Herds, Wolfenstein: The New Order and Metro Last Light Redux are among the games available. It’s been a fantastic run, but the Christmas Day free present is something special.
Epic Games collaborated with Kojima Productions to make Death Stranding available for free on Christmas Day. Death Stranding is three years old already, therefore it’s hardly a new game. However, the euphoria surrounding Kojima’s announcement of Death Stranding 2 at The Game Awards has resulted in an unexpected surge of excitement. In addition, Epic Games unintentionally released the Director’s Cut for free instead of the ordinary version of the game, which has since been remedied.
The influx of Epic Games Store customers attempting to get Death Stranding for free has caused some strange troubles with the site. One user complained that their client switched to Chinese at random. Others allege that after purchasing the game, it was taken from their Epic Games Store collection. Most, however, describe being caught in a quasi-logged-in situation where they can’t access their libraries or buy games, despite the fact that the EGS client still acts like they’re logged in.
With Death Stranding now accessible for a few hours, the storefront’s technical difficulties are beginning to fade. The right version of Death Stranding is now accessible, the servers are no longer completely crashing, and signing in is becoming more difficult for EGS users. While dealing with technological difficulties is inconvenient, Epic Games has a history of getting things resolved quickly.
It seems that everything is well that ends well. When a high-traffic event happens, the Epic Games Store is known to have this kind of technical trouble. Fortnite upgrades, for example, might sometimes cause the shop to collapse. At for EGS customers who desired the Director’s Cut of Death Stranding but missed out on the free version, the upgrade is presently 40% discounted and just $6. It’s unclear if some users’ clients are still showing Chinese text. Hopefully, the Epic Games Store will fix that as well.
