In my opinion when I buy a game on Steam then Steam is the first party launcher for me.

Doesn’t matter if the game is developed/published by EA, Rockstar, Ubisoft, or whatever.

I’m paying money to Steam, I’m getting game files from Steam, that makes it first party launcher.

Other companies are taking advantage of their role as developer/publisher to insert their own launcher to force me to create an account on their service.

But on Reddit (🤮) I see people calling Steam as third party launcher.

Am I wrong or redditors are wrong?

  • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
    21·
    2 days ago

    Think of it this way. You’re free to call all creatures that live underwater “birds”, but no matter how many good reasons you have for doing that, or how much sense it makes to you, the rest of the world is going to assume that “birds” means flying feathered creatures. Unless you can convince the entire English speaking world that they are wrong and you are right, you’re just going to create confusion in others and yourself by refusing to use the terms as most people understand them.

      • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
        61·
        2 days ago

        Remember the example I said about the birds? This is essentially you saying, “But what about the Flying Fish? That proves that birds swim and fish fly.”

        Like I said, you have every right to keep saying it wrong. It’s your choice.

      • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
        41·
        2 days ago

        “Third party” in the general sense, means “Someone that isn’t you or me”

        So, when Steam says third party, they refer to companies that aren’t Steam. When other companies say it, they refer to any other company, including Steam. It’s context sensitive.

        • StillAlive@piefed.worldOPEnglish
          15·
          2 days ago

          And when I say third party as Steam customer, I am referring to other launchers, even if they made the game I bought. Or is context not important here?

          • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
            61·
            2 days ago

            Are you asking because you still don’t understand why you’re wrong, or because you’re trying to convince the world that everyone else is wrong?

            If you’re having trouble grasping the concept, it’s probably because you keep referring to different, very specific examples as contradictions to other very specific examples.

            If you just want me to say you’re right and everyone else should change their definitions to match yours, then you do you, and best of luck with that.