Comment on (Rant) Don't buy Rockstar games.

• Goodeye8@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You know what I meant. If I buy a game on one launcher it shouldn't open another launcher that then launches the game. The other launcher is completely unnecessary but it is mandatory to launch the game, hence mandatory launcher.

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  • Flagstaff@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Oops, I misunderstood and agree; I didn’t realize a second launcher was the issue here. That is messed up.

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• ech@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  pcgamingwiki.com/…/The_big_list_of_DRM-free_games…

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  • Flagstaff@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I am aware of this list. Try comparing it to itch.io and GOG, though.

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• Lfrith@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Think It’s the complaint is where a launcher is required on top of a launcher. Like if you buy Cyberpunk 2077 from Steam, GOG, or Epic it doesn’t required another launcher on top of the launcher you bought it from.

  Good thing is that it does seem like majority of games don’t do that. Even EA is moving away from it.

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  • farcaller@fstab.sh ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That’s not the best example, because CP2077 has its own launcher (at least the steam one)

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    • Lfrith@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      –launcher-skip

      And I’m talking about launcher the type you have to log in again.

      Example being Ubisoft games where you get it from Steam or Epic and then have to install UPlay and then log into UPlay.

      I’ll even use Finals as an example which isn’t DRM free. You install on Steam and go on playing with no login or separate launcher. Or you install from Gamepass with no login or separate launcher.

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