https://wccftech.com/sweeney-epic-games-store-evolve-different-steam/

In an interview published on the latest MCVUK magazine (March 2019, issue 944, available for download here), Epic Games Founder and controlling stakeholder Tim Sweney discussed how Fortnite accelerated the company’s pre-existing plans to launch its own Epic Games Store while providing all the funds needed to entice developers to show up.

I think the game business will change more in the next five years than the past ten. The last remnants of the old retail model of gaming are falling apart, and the biggest successes are fast-moving indies and fast-moving big competitors – exemplified by Fortnite and Apex Legends. All of the old decisions need to be revisited.