DyslexicAlucard
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I absolutely hate the "no Steam, no buy" mindset and find that it is toxic to the open PC platform.
The only problem I have with other launchers is that in the past, some of them have been pretty bad. UPlay in particular comes to mind. Other
I typically use Steam, GOG and separate DRM Free downloads from Itch/Humble
Agreed.
DRM-free is the way to go.
See, I don't get this. People espouse the importance of "choice," but when a user makes that choice and says they prefer Steam (for convenience, consolidation, unified friends list, feature set, Steam Controller support, whatever) they get shit from some people. I don't run Steam exclusively -- I use Origin, UPlay, GOG Galaxy and Battle.net -- but I understand why someone would. I don't think many of those users say that publishers need to be on Steam or that their clients are particularly bad; just that their titles are not worth leaving an ecosystem they currently enjoy -- especially when it's a result of taking away their "choice" to use Steam.
And to those saying that every publisher should have their own client: careful what you wish for. Thanks to its open nature, there is a veritable cavalcade of publishers in the PC market. If every publisher had one, that'd result in a complete mess and an absurd amount of splintering -- not to mention the logistics of every publisher upkeeping an app and storefront.