GHG
Gold Member
Exactly that.
Woooof, you are setting yourself up for a classic L when Sony requires logins to their PSN network for their Gaas games on Steam or Epic launcher.
Because you know its coming right?
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If it happens with games that I'm interested in purchasing then I'll complain about that exactly the same way I do with every single PC release that requires some additional form of DRM/login aside from the storefront it's purchased on.
Not sure why you want to make this an Xbox only thing when in fact it's much broader than that. Here is my stance on the issue overall:
After installed you can even launch Ubi games you bought on the Epic store via Uplay, skipping the Epic launcher entirely.
Multi layered DRM really needs to fuck off. Launchers launching launchers is such a ridiculous concept, I have no idea why its even allowed.
And on Sony having a launcher of their own:
Also, you really want Sony to be responsible for building their own storefront/launcher on PC? Do you not remember how awful their Walkman software was? It still makes me shudder to this day.
The only reason this has been brought up in the context of this thread is because it's an example of their hypocrisy when it comes to "player choice". If you want to play any of their games in any way you are funnelled through their ecosystem, even worse with cloud due to the extremely limited single option they enforce there (which is why Nvidia, Google, etc are taking issue with this acquisition).
It's their property so its their right to do with it what they wish, but if this is how it's going to be let's not pretend Xbox is an open platform when it's clearly not and they are more than happy to inconvenience users who don't make purchases directly through them.
Some of you are trying hard with this you "oh you just hate xbox" crap, well bad luck. No, I just happen to hate shitty policies and practices, of which xbox has many, but so many of you are willing to turn a blind eye to it because they've fooled you into thinking they are some sort of humanitarian organisation. As a result of this people want them to have control of some of the most important publishers and properties in the industry. That stance is short sighted at best and ignorant at worst.
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