Comment on Ubisoft patch Splinter Cell Blacklist after 12 years to add achievements

ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Bezier@suppo.fi ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Wait what, I can play EA games without their shitty launcher now?

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  • ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Only the newest ones. They haven’t gone back to remove the requirement from their back catalog, but Dragon Age: The Veilguard and Split Fiction don’t require it now. Meanwhile, Madden 26 still requires it, so I guess it isn’t universal.

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    • Bezier@suppo.fi ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Oh, that sucks. I’m only interested in their back catalog.

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      • NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I think that’s why they’re doing it only for the new ones lol. Nobody cares to play their new crap so nobody is noticing

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• leave_it_blank@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Doesn’t EA still require the steam launcher?? I’m not up to date anymore. What kind of DRM do they use now?

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  • ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Even when you buy their games on Steam, there’s an EA launcher there in addition to Steam. This is the case for It Takes Two, for instance, but not for Split Fiction. Split Fiction only uses Steam if you bought it on Steam.

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  • any1th3r3@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You’re right, they do - this Steam DRM-free games list shows Jedi Fallen Order is the most recent DRM-free EA published game on Steam afaict.
    Same goes for DRM-free games on the EA app.

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    • ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Jedi Fallen Order says right on the Steam page that it incorporates EA DRM.

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      • any1th3r3@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I can’t confirm for Steam, since I only have the game on EA app, but the game’s wiki page on PCGW shows the same DRM-free info (with correct launch steps).

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    • leave_it_blank@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      So just that I understand this correctly: I need steam to buy it, but after that it launches without steam after I download the installer? Like on gog?

      If yes, holy shit, I would have never expected this from EA!! Last time I checked this company was pure scum, but this is a surprisingly nice move!

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      • any1th3r3@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Not exactly, you need Steam to install it, but then per PCGW’s wiki:

        DRM-free when launched directly via <path-to-game>\SwGame\Binaries\Win64\SwGame-Win64-Shipping.exe while EA app is not installed.

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• pycorax@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  EA’s games that released on Steam after Origin was a thing still launch a mini EA launcher when you press Play on Steam, much like how Ubisoft’s does on Steam. That’s at least how it seems the last time I tried it with Fallen Order.

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  • ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Right, but that extra launcher causes problems, so I tend to avoid games that still have it. It’s why I still haven’t played A Way Out but played Split Fiction.

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    • pycorax@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yea I get that, just wanted to say that EA has the same issue too.

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