After the shitshow 76 was and how many issues it exposed within the client (a client that cant even handle game purchasing, mind you) this is pretty puzzling. Bethesda has the absolute worst client in the business
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RAGE 2 will skip Steam, launching on Bethesda Launcher, pre-orders are LIVE for all platforms
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was gonna buy it. had it preordered. but after 76, and they way everythings been handled. I'll pass and grab it on sale
Well they did just accidentally leak the details of every person that put in a customer ticket for the canvas bag so probably not?
Oh yeah, Bethesda is fucking delisuonal if they think I'm trusting them with my credit card info anytime soon. Or that their servers will work. Or the techincal issues the launcher had for Fallout 76.
Yup. Steam fanatics should get used to this as the technology to make a digital storefront is near turnkey at this point so basically every publisher is going to end up with their own.
Kindly point out where you have seen this. I assure you, everyone in this topic passing because it is not on Steam, does in fact use other launchers. Don't let that stop your dumb uniformed hot takes though.
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I wish more of these stores acted as actual stores and not "launchers". I love the idea of shopping at different digital stores, but I don't want to have to run them when I launch a game.
Maybe Microsoft can get everyone on board that new Windows Installer package format that they are starting to use for enterprise stuff. MSIX. Can update apps without any store or whatever, can be from the web.
I certainly like the way the MS Store works, download something and never have to open it again. Let the OS manage the app. Having a nice library view is nice though, but that shouldn't be tied to a storefront.
But I guess companies want you to engage in their ecosystem as much as possible. Meh.
Maybe Microsoft can get everyone on board that new Windows Installer package format that they are starting to use for enterprise stuff. MSIX. Can update apps without any store or whatever, can be from the web.
I certainly like the way the MS Store works, download something and never have to open it again. Let the OS manage the app. Having a nice library view is nice though, but that shouldn't be tied to a storefront.
But I guess companies want you to engage in their ecosystem as much as possible. Meh.
I think it's cool for publishers to have their own.
But they are all worse that Steam.
I'd prefer they all take the Ubisoft route of having and heavily pushing their own, but still make their games available on Steam.
is it competition when one store completey outweighs another in feature ? or is it just downright stupidity on there part. oh wait fuck what consumer want as features or easy access/ stablitity. greed always outweighs everything else
And there goes my purchase, will maybe grab it on PS4 when it hits lower price.
edit: Bethesda. Sell me a Steam key so you don't get hit w/ the 30%.
edit: Bethesda. Sell me a Steam key so you don't get hit w/ the 30%.
Well, that sucks. As a user, the proliferation of this shit is awful. If it worked like Ubisoft games on Steam where it launches the game through their proprietary launcher I'd consider it, but like this? Fuck that. They may get me with Doom down the line, but they won't wrestle me onto their platform with this.
It's more 'No functional launcher that doesn't leak my home address to the world no buy', but whatever.
What? UWP? That's even worse than Epic moneyhatting developers or Bethesda and their buggy software.
People continue to think "no steam no buy" means the game has to only be on steam. That'll never get old lol.
Yeah seriously lol.
They'll change their tune when the streaming future hits though and you need 23 stream clients to play everything. And PC gamers will laugh and go "it's not so fun is it?"
Yeah seriously lol.
They'll change their tune when the streaming future hits though and you need 23 stream clients to play everything. And PC gamers will laugh and go "it's not so fun is it?"
More like not a good look for this game. If Bethesda is so afraid of user refunds, god knows what state this game will release as.
Sounds like someone's never used the Bethesda store lmao. Console gamer?
Nothing's cringier than thinking there's something wrong about avoiding shitty, dysfunctional software.
Main reason for me and a lot of people to hate games outside of steam:
- Stores not using currencies of the country I am buying it from (I dont pay for games in dollar here in Brazil, but my own currency. This means I pay less than the normal game price most of the time and don´t pay extra taxes).
- Refunding is super easy on Steam.
- Friend List/Games already on Steam.
So, yeah, a game not available also on Steam is a fucking pain in the ass.
- Stores not using currencies of the country I am buying it from (I dont pay for games in dollar here in Brazil, but my own currency. This means I pay less than the normal game price most of the time and don´t pay extra taxes).
- Refunding is super easy on Steam.
- Friend List/Games already on Steam.
So, yeah, a game not available also on Steam is a fucking pain in the ass.
This. AAA games especially will appear on the platform in fewer and fewer numbers.
This thread reminds me of BO4 on bnet and how it meant cratering sales and Activision hating money
We saw how that turned out. People will get the games they want where they are. Rage is probably not going to be the one game to bring them over but Doom Eternal and TES6 are going to ensure the store's success
We saw how that turned out. People will get the games they want where they are. Rage is probably not going to be the one game to bring them over but Doom Eternal and TES6 are going to ensure the store's success
This is why that no Steam no buy "movement" exists, lol. There was a thread on this as well, but the other storefronts need to step their game up as far as useability and functionality go before people will switch over. They can't just rely on their exclusives to pull people in like consoles, this is an open market not a closed.
You gotta offer them features, make it appealing to users and devs, it seems these others always fuck up one or the other.
I'll gladly switch if one is better, hands down, until then, I despise clutter. I'll buy their big games off their store if I'm interested but it won't make me use their service as my main PC platform.
It's basically a meme in gaming communities at this point. Half the time the competition they site isn't beneficial or they are not even understanding how it works. They say it just to say it I guess.
Competition would be great, if the Bethesda launcher was a full featured platform like Steam and offered more featurss, not far less. Hell they don't even have a functioning friends list.
That would, you know, force the current market leader into improving their features and such, as opposed to simply forcing people to download software they don't want to play your game.
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