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?

  • StillAlive@piefed.worldOPEnglish
    14·
    2 days ago

    Even on Steam pages of games like NFS and Assassin’s Creed it says ‘requires 3rd party account’ so I’m pretty sure I’m right. 😎

    • Holytimes@sh.itjust.works
      21·
      19 hours ago

      That’s because companies that arnt steam are third party to steam. And steam is third party to companies that arnt steam.

      You might just be stupid and not know how the concept of context sensitivity works…

        • Skyline969@piefed.caEnglish
          41·
          1 day ago

          Third party relative to Steam in those screenshots. Steam is a third party launcher relative to the developer of the game you wanna play, Valve notwithstanding.

          Buddy, either you’re weakly trolling or your parents are biologically related.

          • StillAlive@piefed.worldOPEnglish
            13·
            1 day ago

            Third party relative to Steam in those screenshots

            Yeah you fucking idiot. That’s what I’m saying. These launchers are inserting themselves in the process without any reason.

            Go fuck yourself shitbrain.