nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 4 months agoValve unintentionally set the stage for today's digital economic hellscape, according to its former economist in residencewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1155cross-posted to: games@lemmit.online
arrow-up1155external-linkValve unintentionally set the stage for today's digital economic hellscape, according to its former economist in residencewww.pcgamer.comnanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square69fedilinkcross-posted to: games@lemmit.online
minus-squareindex@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoInstead of waiting you could start to use software that doesn’t require you to go through a third party proprietary launcher https://libregaming.org/play-libre-games/
minus-squarePasserby6497@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 months ago I’d love to see you find a launcher that offers everything that Valve’s “useless” launcher. https://libregaming.org/play-libre-games/ L. O. L. When asked for a launcher that is feature comparable, you give me that? I’ve played a few of the libre games linked there. I’ll stick with steam, thanks but no thanks.
minus-squareindex@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months ago I’ve played a few of the libre games linked there. I’ll stick with steam, thanks but no thanks. no problems, you can play these games anytime you want, you don’t need a proprietary launcher to run these
minus-squarePasserby6497@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 months agoSure, but I can watch paint dry without needing a proprietary launcher too. Free != Good, but I won’t yuck someone else’s yum just because I’m not a fan. I’m just not going to pretend it’s a good alternative.
Instead of waiting you could start to use software that doesn’t require you to go through a third party proprietary launcher
https://libregaming.org/play-libre-games/
L. O. L. When asked for a launcher that is feature comparable, you give me that?
I’ve played a few of the libre games linked there. I’ll stick with steam, thanks but no thanks.
no problems, you can play these games anytime you want, you don’t need a proprietary launcher to run these
Sure, but I can watch paint dry without needing a proprietary launcher too.
Free != Good, but I won’t yuck someone else’s yum just because I’m not a fan. I’m just not going to pretend it’s a good alternative.