It was a no from me… I don’t want an account and a dedicated launcher just to play a game that I am not even sure I’ll get into

  • shads@lemy.lol
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    12 hours ago

    Imagine any other media content where you had these sorts of restrictions placed on you.

    You may only watch this movie in a theatre with armed guards walking the aisles to ensure you don’t record it on your phone. You must also endure a studio driven survey before you may enter. Approved snacks are posted on the list below, you must eat at least 4 items from this list. If you are unhappy with any of the terms you may only address them through arbitration, no class actions allowed!

    This is why piracy is a service delivery issue.

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      11 hours ago

      You’re missing the part where you give them all your contact details and they install some “metric gathering system” a.k.a. spyware in your device.

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      8 hours ago

      There’s plenty of media with the same level of restrictions. The difference is that Steam is putting those restrictions in a convenient bulleted list right at the point of purchase - everywhere else, you’re expected to play ball and find out as you go along.