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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.

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    [–] laurelraven@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

    I dunno, I tend to think of the useless thing that comes up for a game I bought on Steam and run through Steam to be "third party"... Maybe that's a stretch, but whatever, it's just unwanted and unnecessary at that point

    [–] littlecolt@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)
    [–] laurelraven@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

    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.

    [–] littlecolt@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    I'm just saying, there is a clear double standard in this post/comment section in general where Valve gets a pass.

    [–] laurelraven@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

    Perhaps because Steam is the launcher we actually choose to use? That does make a big difference...

    [–] littlecolt@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

    I'm a fan of Steam. People will complain about monopolies but then want there to be a monopoly for this kind of software.

    [–] abbotsbury@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

    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.