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I'm looking at you, ubisoft
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Reason for this meme is that some ubisoft titles are shipped with a broken version of ubisoft connect launcher. Installing these games is only possible by running the installer for the launcher again via protontricks.
Steam is a launcher.
Yes, the launcher I use for almost all my games which gives me a single interface to install, update, and run them. It has purpose. It's the launcher I'm actually intending to use.
E~~ats~~ A~~ss~~ games (as one example) loading up their own launcher in the middle of that and providing no actual benefit other than wasting my time and resources is NOT something I choose to use.
Whichever one is primary or third party, I don't really care about the semantics of it, but the extra launcher that isn't needed or wanted is what I think of when someone's talking about third party launchers.
I'm just saying, there is a clear double standard in this post/comment section in general where Valve gets a pass.
I don't think it's entirely a double standard. Yes Steam is still a launcher, but it's also the marketplace I buy my games. If I bought a game on Origin or UPlay, and then Steam popped up when I was trying to play my game, that would still be bullshit.