DeathSparks
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The game wasn't supposed to be released until tomorrow. It'll likely appear on Steam then, perhaps even later today.
Hopefully, for me it wasn't worth installing through another launcher.
The game wasn't supposed to be released until tomorrow. It'll likely appear on Steam then, perhaps even later today.
I seriously have way too many launchers installed. Lets see:
- Steam
- GOG
- Origin
- Battle.net
- Uplay
- Epic Launcher
- Bethesda Launcher
This got out of hand years ago, but man...
I seriously have way too many launchers installed. Lets see:
- Steam
- GOG
- Origin
- Battle.net
- Uplay
- Epic Launcher
- Bethesda Launcher
This got out of hand years ago, but man...
Is there any larger publisher (of the size or comparable to Activision/Blizzard, Ubisoft, EA,...) that does not have some sort of launcher or account system?Launcherocalypse
Bethesda launcher isn't that bad
Good, might be last Bethesda game I will buy the way things are going.Dishonored 2 is Steamworks. GMG's store page was initially lacking a buy button and listed "Other DRM", but I confirmed with Support that this was just a placeholder; the game is now pre-purchasable as a Steamworks title.
Is there any larger publisher (of the size or comparable to Activision/Blizzard, Ubisoft, EA,...) that does not have some sort of launcher or account system?
Is there any larger publisher (of the size or comparable to Activision/Blizzard, Ubisoft, EA,...) that does not have some sort of launcher or account system?
So are we able to import cloud saves from mobile devices? Or do I have to start from scratch? I really don't want to.
I seriously have way too many launchers installed. Lets see:
- Steam
- GOG
- Origin
- Battle.net
- Uplay
- Epic Launcher
- Bethesda Launcher
This got out of hand years ago, but man...
Well, technically, a lot of the biggest PC titles aren't on Steam.
Minecraft, Diablo, Overwatch, Hearthstone, League of Legends, World of Tanks, Runescape...
Those are the biggest PC earners of 2015.
Only positions 8-10 are sold on Steam. Out of these 3, only 2 are exclusive to Steam.
There was a lot of anger at Steam when it first came out too for various reasons, and frankly some are still true today. But here we are!
Hmm, is it strange that I've never heard of Crossfire or Dungeon Fighter Online? Are they popular in US/Europe or just Asia?
Square has a drm launcher for FFVII.Bandai-Namco or Square Enix
Sure. But Steam has a LOT of legitimate consumer-unfriendly issues that have existed for years, and no indication that they care or are working on it. Anything that puts pressure on Valve to give a fuck is good in my eyes at this point.
Perhaps it's because I've been PC gaming since pre-Windows 95, but the multiple launchers doesn't bother me at all because it really doesn't impact my ability to just play the game in any way. It's no different than having to launch each game individually like I used to and actually still more convenient than that really.
Those are the biggest PC earners of 2015.
Only positions 8-10 are sold on Steam. Out of these 3, only 2 are exclusive to Steam.
They can kiss 10s (maybe even 100s) of million of dollars if they do that with their big AAA games.
Serious question (I don't care about the launcher): Is this a good game worth playing?
Back in my day, EVERY game had its own launcher, because there was no cloud, consarnit!
The launcher complaints are silly. If having one more icon on your computer is stopping you from playing something, then it absolutely 100% is something you should not spend your time on There was a lot of anger at Steam when it first came out too for various reasons, and frankly some are still true today. But here we are!
not having the word "goodbye" is my favorite thing about this sentence.
The game has microtransactions in the form of lunchboxes.
Not going through Steam = more money for Bethesda.
Pretty obvious why they went with their own launcher...
You have to start from scratch, no cloud saves.
The game has microtransactions in the form of lunchboxes.
Not going through Steam = more money for Bethesda.
Pretty obvious why they went with their own launcher...
The thing is: nome of those services are actual competition. They dont try to a general store for PC games, they are just publisher stores with unecessary clientes attached. They bring no new features, no new advantages, and they are far , far more consumer unfriendly. Ergo, they dont put any pressure on Valve at all.Sure. But Steam has a LOT of legitimate consumer-unfriendly issues that have existed for years, and no indication that they care or are working on it. Anything that puts pressure on Valve to give a fuck is good in my eyes at this point.
Perhaps it's because I've been PC gaming since pre-Windows 95, but the multiple launchers doesn't bother me at all because it really doesn't impact my ability to just play the game in any way. It's no different than having to launch each game individually like I used to and actually still more convenient than that really.
Valve has done some great things to help get PC gaming where it is today, but they appear to be very... conservative, or regressive, even. There's tons of clear potential being unmet, there's nonsense reactions to all kinds of issues, slow reactions to major issues, etc. When convenience gets too monopolistic it tends to become less convenient over time. No one seemed to care when Blizzard introduced their launcher because their games were never on Steam in the first place... if EA, Ubisoft, Bethesda, had all NOT published their games on Steam, would the reaction be the same? I doubt it.
The only real issue I'll have is when companies stop selling their games anywhere EXCEPT their launchers, because that is a serious problem.
Lol same here. I'm sure if I go back everyone will be dead. xDI loved playing Fallout Shelter! It was really awesome and held me over until Fallout 4 came out!
Now I'm too scared to launch it again... I fear the worst for my Vault Dwellers, I haven't played the game since Fallout 4 came out.
Another launcher is a bit of an annoyance but it's not too big of a deal for me, I just don't know if I feel like playing this game again though, I'll have to try it and see.
The trade off is the amount of people they'd gain by having it on Steam. Tapping into an existing giant install base can easily outweigh an attempt to foster that themselves.
I never knew this and the game never explicitly tells you this either.
That's true as with any F2P game you don't have to spend anything but as with most of these games you're pushed towards it at every opportunity.
As long as the games are available on different services, sure. Then you have options.
That everything that puts pressure on Valve is a good thing, after a few years with things like uPlay, I don't subscribe to that thought anymore.
But I'm an active user of GOG and the Humble Store.
What are these launchers, besides MMO launchers? I understand MMO's, where you subscribe to a service for a title that you're most likely invested in. But for singleplayer games?